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Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 13:06:51 +0200 From: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com> To: Micah Gruber <micah.gruber@...il.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, gregkh@...e.de Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix a potential NULL pointer dereference in usbat_check_status() in drivers/usb/storage/shuttle_usbat.c On Tue, Sep 04 2007, Micah Gruber wrote: > This patch fixes a potential null dereference bug where we dereference us before a null check. This patch simply moves the dereferencing after the null check. > > Signed-off-by: Micah Gruber <micah.gruber@...il.com> Be careful with stuff like that, if you actually look at the code, a us == NULL doesn't seem to be possible (or usbat_flash_transport() would have oopsed before). -- Jens Axboe - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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