linux-kernel - Re: [KJ] [PATCH] Correct misc_register return code handling in several drivers

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Date:	Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:01:36 -0700
From:	"Dan Carpenter" <error27@...il.com>
To:	"Neil Horman" <nhorman@...driver.com>
Cc:	kernel-janitors@...ts.osdl.org, akpm@...l.org, maxk@...lcomm.com,
	benh@...nel.crashing.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kjhall@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [KJ] [PATCH] Correct misc_register return code handling in several drivers

On 10/23/06, Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com> wrote:
> +out3:
> +       for_each_online_node(node) {
> +               if(timers[node] != NULL)
> +                       kfree(timers[node]);
> +       }

Tharindu is going to be unhappy out if he sees that.  There is a
possibility that timers[node] is uninitialized.  if node[0] is null
then node[1] is uninitialized and it's going to cause a crash.

regards,
dan carpenter
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