linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/11] drivers/infiniband: Move a dereference below a NULL test

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Date:	Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:02:52 -0800
From:	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>
To:	Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>
Cc:	rolandd@...co.com, sean.hefty@...el.com, hal.rosenstock@...il.com,
	general@...ts.openfabrics.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/11] drivers/infiniband: Move a dereference below a NULL test

 > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c
 > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c
 > @@ -376,13 +376,14 @@ int schedule_nes_timer(struct nes_cm_node *cm_node, struct sk_buff *skb,
 >  		int close_when_complete)
 >  {
 >  	unsigned long  flags;
 > -	struct nes_cm_core *cm_core = cm_node->cm_core;
 > +	struct nes_cm_core *cm_core;
 >  	struct nes_timer_entry *new_send;
 >  	int ret = 0;
 >  	u32 was_timer_set;
 >  
 >  	if (!cm_node)
 >  		return -EINVAL;
 > +	cm_core = cm_node->cm_core;

Thanks... I believe this is already taken care of by a patch pending for
2.6.29 (which should be in -next) that removes the test for NULL.

 - R.
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