linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi: add null check before pointer dereference

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Date:   Mon, 29 May 2017 12:59:25 +0900
From:   Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...sung.com>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
Cc:     Kukjin Kim <kgene@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi: add null check before pointer dereference

Hi Gustavo,

>  	desc = dmaengine_prep_slave_sg(dma->ch, sgt->sgl, sgt->nents,
>  				       dma->direction, DMA_PREP_INTERRUPT);
>  
> +	if (!desc) {
> +		dev_err(&sdd->master->dev,
> +			"%s:dmaengine_prep_slave_sg Failed\n", __func__);
> +		return;
> +	}
> +

I'm sorry, I would nack this patch for now. There was a smilar I
sent before, but, as Krzysztof said, this needs more testing and
a proper solution.

That's anyway in my todo list.

Thanks,
Andi