linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix for possible null pointer dereference in node.c

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Date:	Sat, 17 May 2014 21:56:16 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Masood Mehmood <ody.guru@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix for possible null pointer dereference in node.c

On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 03:21:56PM +0200, Rickard Strandqvist wrote:
> Okay, everyone agrees with Dan..?
> 

You can audit it yourself, there are only 4 callers.  The
node_allocate() is total garbage so the second delete_node() is a bit
complicated to read but it's not that hard.

> I have made a new patch, which does not check if hnode is NULL.

Send it inline so we can use our normal scripts.

regards,
dan carpenter

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