[PATCH] net/ice: fix storing field offset arg

Burakov, Anatoly anatoly.burakov at intel.com
Fri Sep 25 11:41:08 CEST 2026


On 9/14/2026 5:45 PM, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> The field offset argument type inside ice driver is of "int" type, but
> when parsing and storing the value from a devarg, a uint8_t type is
> used, leading to 3 bytes being potentially uninitialized. Fix this by
> storing to an int type instead.
> 
> Bugzilla ID: 2038
> Fixes: df539aaf35cb ("net/ice: refactor flex descriptor protocol field extraction")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
> ---
> Note: this fix is superceded by the kvargs numeric args patchset [1].
> However, that patchset relies on new kvargs features unlikely to be
> backported, so this standalone fix is useful for backporting or if the
> whole other set doesn't make the 26.11 release.
> 
> [1] https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=39247
> ---


Acked-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov at intel.com>

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Thanks,
Anatoly


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