linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c: fix possible NULL dereferences

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:53:59 +0800
From:	Eugene Teo <eteo@...hat.com>
To:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c: fix possible NULL	dereferences

Hi Marcel,

Marcel Holtmann wrote:
>> Commit 22ad42033b7d2b3d7928fba9f89d1c7f8a3c9581 did not completely fix all 
>> the possible NULL dereferences. Besides hci_uart_close(), we also need to 
>> make sure that hdev is valid before calling hci_{unregister,free}_dev().
> 
> I don't see any issue. Without HCI_UART_PROTO_SET, the hdev will never
> be registered. So no need to protect it twice.

Correct me if I am wrong. HCI_UART_PROTO_SET bit is only set if hci_uart_tty_ioctl()
is called with HCIUARTSETPROTO. Is it possible for the HCI device to be registered
and then unregistered without setting the HCI_UART_PROTO_SET bit in hdev->flags?

Thanks,
Eugene
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