netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] net: rsi: eliminate superfluous NULL check

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Date:	Thu, 19 May 2016 11:31:35 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	xypron.glpk@....de
Cc:	kvalo@...eaurora.org, hofrat@...dl.org, johannes.berg@...el.com,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] net: rsi: eliminate superfluous NULL check

From: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 00:30:41 +0200

> msg is dereferenced before checking against NULL, e.g.
> when assigning pad_bytes.
> Remove the superfluous check in function rsi_mgmt_pkt_to_core.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>

I'll let the wireless folks pick this up.