[PATCH net 3/3] net/mlx5: Add null check for flow namespace in mlx5_cmd_set_slave_root_fdb

From: Oskar Ray-Frayssinet

Date: Thu Mar 26 2026 - 17:02:57 EST


mlx5_get_flow_namespace() can return NULL if the namespace is not
available. Add a null check to prevent potential null pointer
dereference when accessing ns->node.

Signed-off-by: Oskar Ray-Frayssinet <rayfraytech@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
index c348ee62cd3a..c52d8ca6aa0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_cmd.c
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_set_slave_root_fdb(struct mlx5_core_dev *master,
} else {
ns = mlx5_get_flow_namespace(slave,
MLX5_FLOW_NAMESPACE_FDB);
+ if (!ns)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
root = find_root(&ns->node);
MLX5_SET(set_flow_table_root_in, in, table_id,
root->root_ft->id);
--
2.43.0