[PATCH] net/intel: check raw item spec/mask for null

[Bruce Richardson]

On Wed, Jan 07, 2026 at 01:29:05PM +0530, Shaiq Wani wrote:
> adds explicit NULL pointer checks for the RAW flow item’s
> spec and mask fields in both the IAVF and ICE PMDs.
> This prevents potential null pointer dereferences
> and provides clearer error reporting to the user.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shaiq Wani <shaiq.wani at intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/intel/iavf/iavf_fdir.c      |  9 +++++++++
>  drivers/net/intel/iavf/iavf_fsub.c      |  8 ++++++++
>  drivers/net/intel/iavf/iavf_hash.c      | 11 ++++++++++-
>  drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_fdir_filter.c |  7 +++++++
>  drivers/net/intel/ice/ice_hash.c        | 10 +++++++++-
>  5 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
Recheck-request: rebase=next-net-intel, iol-compile-arm64-testing