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Re: [PATCH] ath10k: Correct error check of dma_map_single()

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On Fri 11 Oct 04:57 PDT 2019, Kalle Valo wrote:

> Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > The return value of dma_map_single() should be checked for errors using
> > dma_mapping_error(), rather than testing for NULL. Correct this.
> > 
> > Fixes: 1807da49733e ("ath10k: wmi: add management tx by reference support over wmi")
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Reported-by: Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Did this fix any real bug? Or is this just something found during code review?
> 

CONFIG_DMA_API_DEBUG screamed at us for calling dma_unmap_single()
without ever having called dma_mapping_error() on the return value.

But Govind just pointed out to me that I hastily missed the fact that
this code path leaks the dequeued skb. So I'll respin the patch to fix
both issues at once.

Regards,
Bjorn

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