RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 2/2] ixgbe: fix end of loop test in ixgbe_set_vf_macvlan()

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
> Jesse Brandeburg
> Sent: Monday, October 9, 2023 5:18 PM
> To: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>; Jinjie Ruan
> <ruanjinjie@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kernel-janitors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Eric Dumazet
> <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>; Nguyen, Anthony L
> <anthony.l.nguyen@xxxxxxxxx>; Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxx>; Jakub
> Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>; Keller, Jacob E <jacob.e.keller@xxxxxxxxx>; intel-
> wired-lan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>; David S.
> Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next 2/2] ixgbe: fix end of loop test
> in ixgbe_set_vf_macvlan()
> 
> On 10/5/2023 6:58 AM, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > The list iterator in a list_for_each_entry() loop can never be NULL.
> > If the loop exits without hitting a break then the iterator points to
> > an offset off the list head and dereferencing it is an out of bounds
> > access.
> >
> > Before we transitioned to using list_for_each_entry() loops, then it
> > was possible for "entry" to be NULL and the comments mention this.  I
> > have updated the comments to match the new code.
> >
> > Fixes: c1fec890458a ("ethernet/intel: Use list_for_each_entry()
> > helper")
> > Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
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Tested-by: Rafal Romanowski <rafal.romanowski@xxxxxxxxx>







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