linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] Max98095: Move existing NULL check before pointer dereference.

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Message-ID: <B2150E1E4418E1438554A300EA5040E40DDDA179DA@ITSVLEX06.it.maxim-ic.internal>
Date:	Tue, 17 May 2011 18:28:04 -0700
From:	Peter Hsiang <Peter.Hsiang@...im-ic.com>
To:	Taylor Hutt <thutt@...omium.org>,
	Liam Girdwood <lrg@...mlogic.co.uk>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
	"alsa-devel@...a-project.org" <alsa-devel@...a-project.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] Max98095: Move existing NULL check before pointer
 dereference.

On Tue, May 17, 2011, Taylor Hutt wrote:

> Visual inspection shows that max98095_put_eq_enum() and
> max98095_put_bq_enum() each have a possible NULL deref of 'pdata'.
> 
> This change moves the NULL check above the use.
> 
> BUG=none
> TEST=Visual inspection

Mark, this patch looks good.
Thank you Taylor.

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