Re: [PATCH bpf-next 4/4] selftests/bpf: Add a null pointer check for the serial_test_tp_attach_query

From: Daniel Borkmann
Date: Fri May 03 2024 - 11:48:22 EST


On 4/24/24 4:04 AM, Kunwu Chan wrote:
There is a 'malloc' call, which can be unsuccessful.
Add the malloc failure checking to avoid possible null
dereference.

Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <chentao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tp_attach_query.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tp_attach_query.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tp_attach_query.c
index 655d69f0ff0b..302b25408a53 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tp_attach_query.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tp_attach_query.c
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ void serial_test_tp_attach_query(void)
attr.wakeup_events = 1;
query = malloc(sizeof(*query) + sizeof(__u32) * num_progs);
+ if (CHECK(!query, "malloc()", "error:%s\n", strerror(errno)))

Series looks reasonable, small nit on CHECK() : Lets use ASSERT*() macros given they are
preferred over the latter :

if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(buf, "malloc"))

+ return;
+
for (i = 0; i < num_progs; i++) {
err = bpf_prog_test_load(file, BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT, &obj[i],
&prog_fd[i]);