linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -tip/master] x86: io-apic - restore_IO_APIC

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Date:	Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:05:20 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
Cc:	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>,
	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip/master] x86: io-apic - restore_IO_APIC_setup NULL
	pointer quick fix


* Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com> wrote:

> Check if memory was granted first - we don't like NULL deref.
> It's a *quick* fix. Actually it's better to hadle this error
> at moment of memory allocation. It's save_mask_IO_APIC_setup
> route who allocates this memory (just for the record).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
> ---
> 
> I'll handle this in _normal_ way tomorrow. Please review.

ok, i've applied the quick fix to tip/master - the patch will drop from 
there on the next integration run.

	Ingo
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