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Subject: Re: rtlwifi: Fix kernel oops introduced with commit e49656147359
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
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To: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
        devel@driverdev.osuosl.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
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Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> wrote:
> With commit e49656147359 {"rtlwifi: Use dev_kfree_skb_irq instead of
> kfree_skb"), the method used to free an skb was changed because the
> kfree_skb() was inside a spinlock. What was forgotten is that kfree_skb()
> guards against a NULL value for the argument. Routine dev_kfree_skb_irq()
> does not, and a test is needed to prevent kernel panics.
> 
> Fixes: e49656147359 ("rtlwifi: Use dev_kfree_skb_irq instead of kfree_skb")
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
> Cc: Stable <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 4.9+
> Cc: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@huawei.com>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers.git, thanks.

22b68b93ae25 rtlwifi: Fix kernel oops introduced with commit e49656147359

-- 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9481055/

Documentation about submitting wireless patches and checking status
from patchwork:

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches