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Date:	Sat, 25 Jan 2014 18:05:34 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	joe@...ches.com
Cc:	horia.geanta@...escale.com, steffen.klassert@...unet.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xfrm: fix potential incorrect pointer dereference in
 xfrm_bundle_create

From: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 11:32:58 -0800

> Yes, but perhaps the failure test be done before the
> assignment anyway.  There are more paths below the test
> where the value is not yet used.

And because we have no uses, there is no harm in the assignment.

> Perhaps something like this would be more readable.

That's a lot of useless churn if you ask me.

If we happen to be making other changes to this file, fine.
But there are much bigger fish to fry.
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