linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Tty: serial - Fix possible NULL derefrence.

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Date:   Sat, 18 Feb 2017 14:06:50 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Maarten Brock <m.brock@...mierlo.com>
Cc:     Shailendra Verma <shailendra.v@...sung.com>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, p.shailesh@...sung.com,
        ashish.kalra@...sung.com,
        Shailendra Verma <shailendra.capricorn@...il.com>,
        linux-serial-owner@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Tty: serial - Fix possible NULL derefrence.

On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 11:25:19AM +0100, Maarten Brock wrote:
> Hello Greg,
> 
> Does that also mean that this isn't possible in the sc16is7xx.c driver in
> sc16is7xx_spi_probe() line 1358 and sc16is7xx_i2c_probe() line 1419 ?
> 
> If so, should these checks be removed?

Probably.