In mlx5e_tc_unoffload_from_slow_path() a null check is performed for the
variable slow_attr and a warning is issued if it is null. However,
slow_attr is used later on in the function regardless. Fix this by
returning if slow_attr is null.
Addresses-Coverity: CID 1497163: Null pointer dereferences (FORWARD_NULL)
Signed-off-by: Alex Dewar <alex.dewa...@gmail.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index f815b0c60a6c..b3c57b984a2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -1238,8 +1238,10 @@ mlx5e_tc_unoffload_from_slow_path(struct mlx5_eswitch
*esw,
struct mlx5_flow_attr *slow_attr;
slow_attr = mlx5_alloc_flow_attr(MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_FDB);
- if (!slow_attr)
+ if (!slow_attr) {
mlx5_core_warn(flow->priv->mdev, "Unable to unoffload slow path
rule\n");
+ return;
+ }
memcpy(slow_attr, flow->attr, ESW_FLOW_ATTR_SZ);
slow_attr->action = MLX5_FLOW_CONTEXT_ACTION_FWD_DEST;
--
2.28.0
