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net/mlx5e: Fix xmit_more counter race issue

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Update the xmit_more counter before notifying the HW,
to prevent a possible use-after-free of the skb.

Fixes: c8cf78fe10 ("net/mlx5e: Add ethtool counter for TX xmit_more")
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Tariq Toukan 2016-09-07 19:07:57 +03:00 committed by David S. Miller
parent 76061f631c
commit 0dbf657c39
1 changed files with 1 additions and 1 deletions
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drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c
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@ -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: