linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers/mmc/card/block.c: fix potential null dereference 'idata'

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Message-ID: <BANLkTinhy7QwE0a40efJhHazmGSgitKVdw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 10 May 2011 10:47:52 +0300
From:	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:	Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>
Cc:	Vladimir Motyka <vladimir.motyka@...il.com>, cjb@...top.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/mmc/card/block.c: fix potential null dereference 'idata'

On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk> wrote:
> I guess there is also a point at which idata has been successfully
> allocated but idata->buf has not.
And? kfree() simple ignores NULL pointers.
I would prefer to see previous version of patch, but let maintainer to choose.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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