On Wed, 11 Sep 2024 07:28:36 -0400, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > As gcc luckily noted: > > On Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 03:33:20PM +0800, Xuan Zhuo wrote: > > @@ -1617,23 +1617,24 @@ static void detach_buf_packed(struct vring_virtqueue *vq, > > } > > > > if (vq->indirect) { > > + struct vring_desc_extra *extra; > > u32 len; > > > > /* Free the indirect table, if any, now that it's unmapped. */ > > - desc = state->indir_desc; > > - if (!desc) > > desc is no longer initialized here Will fix. > > > + extra = state->indir; > > + if (!extra) > > return; > > > > if (vring_need_unmap_buffer(vq)) { > > len = vq->packed.desc_extra[id].len; > > for (i = 0; i < len / sizeof(struct vring_packed_desc); > > i++) > > - vring_unmap_desc_packed(vq, &desc[i]); > > + vring_unmap_extra_packed(vq, &extra[i]); > > } > > kfree(desc); > > > but freed here > > > - state->indir_desc = NULL; > > + state->indir = NULL; > > } else if (ctx) { > > - *ctx = state->indir_desc; > > + *ctx = state->indir; > > } > > } > > > It seems unlikely this was always 0 on all paths with even > a small amount of stress, so now I question how this was tested. > Besides, do not ignore compiler warnings, and do not tweak code > to just make compiler shut up - they are your friend. I agree. Normally I do this by make W=12, but we have too many message, so I missed this. make W=12 drivers/net/virtio_net.o drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.o If not W=12, then I did not get any warning message. How do you get the message quickly? Thanks. > > > > > -- > > 2.32.0.3.g01195cf9f >