[PATCH] gve: add missing NULL check for gve_alloc_pending_packet() in TX DQO

From: Alok Tiwari
Date: Sun Jun 01 2025 - 15:35:04 EST


gve_alloc_pending_packet() can return NULL, but gve_tx_add_skb_dqo()
did not check for this case before dereferencing the returned pointer.

Add a missing NULL check to prevent a potential NULL pointer
dereference when allocation fails.

This improves robustness in low-memory scenarios.

Signed-off-by: Alok Tiwari <alok.a.tiwari@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_tx_dqo.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_tx_dqo.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_tx_dqo.c
index a27f1574a733..9d705d94b065 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_tx_dqo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_tx_dqo.c
@@ -764,6 +764,9 @@ static int gve_tx_add_skb_dqo(struct gve_tx_ring *tx,
s16 completion_tag;

pkt = gve_alloc_pending_packet(tx);
+ if (!pkt)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
pkt->skb = skb;
completion_tag = pkt - tx->dqo.pending_packets;

--
2.47.1