On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 04:32:38PM -0800, John Sperbeck wrote:

When __netpoll_setup() is called directly, instead of through
netpoll_setup(), the np->skb_pool list head isn't initialized.
If skb_pool_flush() is later called, then we hit a NULL pointer
in skb_queue_purge_reason().  This can be seen with this repro,
when CONFIG_NETCONSOLE is enabled as a module:

    ip tuntap add mode tap tap0
    ip link add name br0 type bridge
    ip link set dev tap0 master br0
    modprobe netconsole netconsole=4444@10.0.0.1/br0,9353@10.0.0.2/
    rmmod netconsole

The backtrace is:

    BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008
    #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
    #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
    ... ... ...
    Call Trace:
     <TASK>
     __netpoll_free+0xa5/0xf0
     br_netpoll_cleanup+0x43/0x50 [bridge]
     do_netpoll_cleanup+0x43/0xc0
     netconsole_netdev_event+0x1e3/0x300 [netconsole]
     unregister_netdevice_notifier+0xd9/0x150
     cleanup_module+0x45/0x920 [netconsole]
     __se_sys_delete_module+0x205/0x290
     do_syscall_64+0x70/0x150
     entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e

Move the skb_pool list setup and initial skb fill into __netpoll_setup().

Fixes: 221a9c1df790 ("net: netpoll: Individualize the skb pool")
Signed-off-by: John Sperbeck <redacted>

Reviewed-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>

You didn't specify the network tree you are sending this patch for.
Since this patch fixes a commit in 'net' tree (also on Linus' tree), you
want to send it against 'net'.

Something as:
	# git format-patch --subject-prefix='PATCH net'

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/maintainer-netdev.html#indicating-target-tree

Thanks for the fix.
--breno