From: Tariq Toukan Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 16:07:57 +0000 (+0300) Subject: net/mlx5e: Fix xmit_more counter race issue X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0dbf657c3993a269fa0cd7dabbb9c02741d4aefa;p=linux-beck.git net/mlx5e: Fix xmit_more counter race issue Update the xmit_more counter before notifying the HW, to prevent a possible use-after-free of the skb. Fixes: c8cf78fe100b ("net/mlx5e: Add ethtool counter for TX xmit_more") Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c index 988eca99ee0f..eb0e72537f10 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c @@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t mlx5e_sq_xmit(struct mlx5e_sq *sq, struct sk_buff *skb) sq->stats.stopped++; } + sq->stats.xmit_more += skb->xmit_more; if (!skb->xmit_more || netif_xmit_stopped(sq->txq)) { int bf_sz = 0; @@ -375,7 +376,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t mlx5e_sq_xmit(struct mlx5e_sq *sq, struct sk_buff *skb) sq->stats.packets++; sq->stats.bytes += num_bytes; - sq->stats.xmit_more += skb->xmit_more; return NETDEV_TX_OK; dma_unmap_wqe_err: