linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] input: tegra-kbc

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Date:	Thu, 6 Jan 2011 22:06:19 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Rakesh Iyer <riyer@...dia.com>
Cc:	'Randy Dunlap' <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>,
	"tsoni@...eaurora.org" <tsoni@...eaurora.org>,
	"shubhrajyoti@...com" <shubhrajyoti@...com>,
	"ccross@...roid.com" <ccross@...roid.com>,
	"konkers@...roid.com" <konkers@...roid.com>,
	"olof@...om.net" <olof@...om.net>, Andrew Chew <AChew@...dia.com>,
	"linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org" <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] input: tegra-kbc - Add tegra keyboard driver

On Thu, Jan 06, 2011 at 06:49:45PM -0800, Rakesh Iyer wrote:
> 
> Is having this check really an issue?  Can't input_free_device change
> in the future so that NULL as a parameter does cause undesirable
> side-effects?

No, it won't because changing it to crash on NULL pointers would be
really stupid.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
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