linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firmware_class: fix typo in error path

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Date:	Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:43:30 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Guy, Wey-Yi W" <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware_class: fix typo in error path

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 05:15:18PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
> 
> In the error path, _request_firmware sets
> firmware_p to NULL rather than *firmware_p,
> which leads to passing a freed firmware
> struct to drivers when the firmware file
> cannot be found. Fix this.
> 
> Broken by commit f8a4bd3456b988fc73b2c.

Nice catch, thanks.  I'll queue it up.

greg k-h
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