linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] net/llc/llc_conn.c: fix possible NULL dereference

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Date:	Fri, 18 May 2007 23:01:26 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	randy.dunlap@...cle.com
Cc:	eteo@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, acme@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] net/llc/llc_conn.c: fix possible NULL dereference

From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 22:30:05 -0700

> Networking patches need to be sent to the netdev@...r.kernel.org
> mailing list  (and lkml can be omitted IMHO).
> 
> But... instead of doing the assignment and test in one swoop,
> we prefer:

In any event the patch is totally bogus because the
code checks to make sure skb_queue_len() != 0 first
so NULL cannot occur.
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