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Re: [Xen-devel] Possible overflow in netbk_get_requests()

To: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Possible overflow in netbk_get_requests()
From: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 22:34:12 +1000
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Thanks, I wasn't keeping my eye on pending_prod.

On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 11:35:30AM +0100, Keir Fraser wrote:
> netbk_count_frags() should check we have no more than MAX_SKB_FRAGS for this
> packet, and the loop header in net_tx_action() checks we do no more than
> MAX_PENDING_REQS fragments of work (this is subtle: NR_PENDING_REQS cannot
> decrease while we execute the loop!).
> 
> It's all a bit too subtle for its own good. ;-)
> 
>  -- Keir
> 
> On 4/8/08 03:48, "Simon Horman" <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm wondering if the call to netbk_get_requests() in
> > net_tx_action() might cause an overflow in the case where
> > there are more fragments than available slots in tx_map_ops (aka mop).
> 

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