Re: RE: [EXT] [PATCH] ethernet: atheros: fix a memleak in atl1e_setup_ring_resources

[alexious]

> >On Thu, 7 Dec 2023 17:08:15 +0000 Suman Ghosh wrote:
> >> >+		kfree(tx_ring->tx_buffer);
> >>
> >> [Suman] I think we should do tx_ring->tx_buffer = NULL also, to avoid
> >use after free?
> >
> >It's up to the driver. Some may call that defensive programming.
> [Suman] Agree. I pointed it out since this driver is using this approach at other places. But sure, it is up to Zhipeng.

[Zhipeng] I think Suman's suggestion is valuable, it prevents potiential use-after-free and is consistent with other free operations in the same module.