linux-kernel - Re: use persistent allocation for cursor blinking.

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Date:	Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:12:31 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: use persistent allocation for cursor blinking.

Ar Maw, 2006-08-01 am 18:39 -0400, ysgrifennodd Dave Jones:
> On Tue, Aug 01, 2006 at 11:17:40PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> 
>  > If the allocation fails we have allocsize = "somesize" and src = NULL.
>  > The next time we enter the if is false and we fall through and Oops
>  > 
>  > Either check src in the if or set allocsize to something impossible (eg
>  > 0) on the error path.
> 
> Good catch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>

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