static int qeth_switch_to_nonpacking_if_needed(struct qeth_qdio_out_q *queue)
{
	struct qeth_qdio_out_buffer *buffer;
	int flush_count = 0;

	if (queue->do_pack) {
		if (atomic_read(&queue->used_buffers)
		    <= QETH_LOW_WATERMARK_PACK) {
			/* switch PACKING -> non-PACKING */
			QETH_CARD_TEXT(queue->card, 6, "pack->np");
			if (queue->card->options.performance_stats)
				queue->card->perf_stats.sc_p_dp++;
			queue->do_pack = 0;
			/* flush packing buffers */
			buffer = queue->bufs[queue->next_buf_to_fill];
			if ((atomic_read(&buffer->state) ==
						QETH_QDIO_BUF_EMPTY) &&
			    (buffer->next_element_to_fill > 0)) {
				atomic_set(&buffer->state,
					   QETH_QDIO_BUF_PRIMED);
				flush_count++;
				queue->next_buf_to_fill =
					(queue->next_buf_to_fill + 1) %
					QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q;
			}
		}
	}
	return flush_count;
}

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.