linux-kernel - RE: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Preventive patch in the proc file-system to handle NULL check.

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Date:   Fri, 17 Aug 2018 08:51:42 +0530
From:   Srikanth Korangala Hari <srikanth.h@...sung.com>
To:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
CC:     "keescook@...omium.org" <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "adobriyan@...il.com" <adobriyan@...il.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Srikanth Korangala Hari <srikanth.h@...sung.com>
Subject: RE: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Preventive patch in the proc file-system to
 handle NULL check.

> Thanks for the patch! Do you have a reproducer or is this theoretical?
> This will affect if it should go to stable or not.

Dear Luis, this is theoretical as I observed in most of the call's to api - "proc_mkdir" the NULL check is being done. Hence I thought of adding one here.

Regards,
Srikanth