From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.0 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55C86C433E2 for ; Mon, 20 Jul 2020 01:13:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 406082250E for ; Mon, 20 Jul 2020 01:13:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726700AbgGTBNN (ORCPT ); Sun, 19 Jul 2020 21:13:13 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:46156 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726225AbgGTBNN (ORCPT ); Sun, 19 Jul 2020 21:13:13 -0400 Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net (shards.monkeyblade.net [IPv6:2620:137:e000::1:9]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 46BE8C0619D2 for ; Sun, 19 Jul 2020 18:13:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2601:601:9f00:477::3d5]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) (Authenticated sender: davem-davemloft) by shards.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id C35C012849A01; Sun, 19 Jul 2020 18:13:12 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2020 18:13:12 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20200719.181312.319765151742786503.davem@davemloft.net> To: ap420073@gmail.com Cc: kuba@kernel.org, j.vosburgh@gmail.com, vfalico@gmail.com, andy@greyhouse.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com, kernel@linuxace.com Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] bonding: check error value of register_netdevice() immediately From: David Miller In-Reply-To: <20200719121124.4182-1-ap420073@gmail.com> References: <20200719121124.4182-1-ap420073@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Mew version 6.8 on Emacs 26.3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.12 (shards.monkeyblade.net [149.20.54.216]); Sun, 19 Jul 2020 18:13:13 -0700 (PDT) Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org From: Taehee Yoo Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:11:24 +0000 > If register_netdevice() is failed, net_device should not be used > because variables are uninitialized or freed. > So, the routine should be stopped immediately. > But, bond_create() doesn't check return value of register_netdevice() > immediately. That will result in a panic because of using uninitialized > or freed memory. > > Test commands: > modprobe netdev-notifier-error-inject > echo -22 > /sys/kernel/debug/notifier-error-inject/netdev/\ > actions/NETDEV_REGISTER/error > modprobe bonding max_bonds=3 > > Splat looks like: ... > Fixes: e826eafa65c6 ("bonding: Call netif_carrier_off after register_netdevice") > Signed-off-by: Taehee Yoo Applied and queued up for -stable, thank you.