linux-kernel - Re: [mfd] question about potential null pointer dereference

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Date:   Wed, 24 May 2017 09:09:51 +0100
From:   Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
CC:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>,
        <patches@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [mfd] question about potential null pointer dereference

On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 08:22:58AM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> On Tue, 23 May 2017, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> > The issue here is that there is a potential NULL pointer dereference at line
> > 37, in case function of_match_device() returns NULL.
> > 
> > Maybe a patch like the following could be applied in order to avoid any
> > chance of a NULL pointer dereference:
> 
> I do not believe it's possible for of_match_device() to return NULL in
> this case.
> 
> However, if you wanted to submit a patch checking for it, it would not
> be rejected.

Personally I would prefer to have a NULL pointer check in there.

Thanks,
Charles