On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 02:19:34PM +0100, Loftus, Ciara wrote: > > Subject: [PATCH] net/iavf: check for NULL pointer before dereference > > check-git-log complains NULL --> null > > > > > Static analysis with Coverity flags a possible NULL pointer dereference > > of "hdr1" when handling IPv4 or IPv6 fragements in > > iavf_fdir_parse_pattern. This is likely a false positive, since the > > flow pattern protocol sequences are checked before this function is > > called, so all paths leading to a hdr1 dereference start with an > > ethernet protocol, which sets hdr1 to a non-NULL value. > > > > However, this is a rather brittle situation, so to prevent any future > > issues if a new set of allowed protocols is added with IP but no > > Ethernet matching patterns, add explicit NULL checks for hdr1 before > > it's used each time. > > > > Coverity Id: 503768 > > "issue" instead of "id" > Fixed on apply > > > > Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <[email protected]> > > Acked-by: Ciara Loftus <[email protected]> >
Applied to dpdk-next-net-intel. /Bruce
