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bnxt_en: Fix null pointer dereference in bnxt_bs_trace_check_wrap()
authorGautam R A <gautam-r.a@broadcom.com>
Tue, 4 Nov 2025 00:56:57 +0000 (16:56 -0800)
committerJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Wed, 5 Nov 2025 01:25:19 +0000 (17:25 -0800)
commitff02be05f78399c766be68ab0b2285ff90b2aaa8
tree5f62b5e1f5add38f2855f52fc6b140530af89d46
parentdeb8eb39164382f1f67ef8e8af9176baf5e10f2d
bnxt_en: Fix null pointer dereference in bnxt_bs_trace_check_wrap()

With older FW, we may get the ASYNC_EVENT_CMPL_EVENT_ID_DBG_BUF_PRODUCER
for FW trace data type that has not been initialized.  This will result
in a crash in bnxt_bs_trace_type_wrap().  Add a guard to check for a
valid magic_byte pointer before proceeding.

Fixes: 84fcd9449fd7 ("bnxt_en: Manage the FW trace context memory")
Reviewed-by: Somnath Kotur <somnath.kotur@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: Shruti Parab <shruti.parab@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Gautam R A <gautam-r.a@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251104005700.542174-4-michael.chan@broadcom.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h