1) The uml_vector_user_bpf() returns pointers so it should return NULL instead of false. 2) If the "bpf_prog" allocation failed, it would have eventually lead to a crash. We can't succeed after the error happens so it should just return. Fixes: 9807019a62dc ("um: Loadable BPF "Firmware" for vector drivers") Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> --- v2: The first version broke the build. Shame upon me. arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c index ddcd917be0af..1403cbadf92b 100644 --- a/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c +++ b/arch/um/drivers/vector_user.c @@ -732,13 +732,14 @@ void *uml_vector_user_bpf(char *filename) if (stat(filename, &statbuf) < 0) { printk(KERN_ERR "Error %d reading bpf file", -errno); - return false; + return NULL; } bpf_prog = uml_kmalloc(sizeof(struct sock_fprog), UM_GFP_KERNEL); - if (bpf_prog != NULL) { - bpf_prog->len = statbuf.st_size / sizeof(struct sock_filter); - bpf_prog->filter = NULL; - } + if (bpf_prog == NULL) + return NULL; + bpf_prog->len = statbuf.st_size / sizeof(struct sock_filter); + bpf_prog->filter = NULL; + ffd = os_open_file(filename, of_read(OPENFLAGS()), 0); if (ffd < 0) { printk(KERN_ERR "Error %d opening bpf file", -errno); -- 2.11.0