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

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Date:   Mon, 29 May 2017 21:33:16 -0500
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
To:     Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...sung.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 Andi,

Quoting Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...sung.com>:

> 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.
>

Yeah, I get it.

> That's anyway in my todo list.
>

That's great.

> Thanks,
> Andi

Thanks!
--
Gustavo A. R. Silva