linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: brcm: add NULL check on of_match

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Date:   Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:38:36 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: brcm: add NULL check on of_match_device() return
 value

On Fri, Jul 07, 2017 at 01:33:33AM -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> Check return value from call to of_match_device()
> in order to prevent a NULL pointer dereference.
> 
> In case of NULL print error message and return -ENODEV
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@...eddedor.com>

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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