Re: [PATCH] net/mlx4_en: fix off by one in error handling

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Hello Tariq,

On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, Tariq Toukan wrote:
> On 14/09/2016 2:09 PM, Sebastian Ott wrote:
> > If an error occurs in mlx4_init_eq_table the index used in the
> > err_out_unmap label is one too big which results in a panic in
> > mlx4_free_eq. This patch fixes the index in the error path.
> You are right, but your change below does not cover all cases.
> The full solution looks like this:
> 
> @@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ int mlx4_init_eq_table(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
>                                              eq);
>                 }
>                 if (err)
> -                       goto err_out_unmap;
> +                       goto err_out_unmap_excluded;

In this case a call to mlx4_create_eq failed. Do you really have to call
mlx4_free_eq for this index again? As far as I understood this code
mlx4_create_eq cleans up when it fails and thus there is no need for an
additional mlx4_free_eq call.

Regards,
Sebastian

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