linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gma500: medfield: fix potential NULL pointer dereference in mdfld_dsi_output

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Date:	Mon, 8 Oct 2012 13:27:10 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Wei Yongjun <weiyj.lk@...il.com>
Cc:	airlied@...ux.ie, yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gma500: medfield: fix potential NULL pointer
 dereference in mdfld_dsi_output_init()

On Sun, 7 Oct 2012 21:56:45 +0800
Wei Yongjun <weiyj.lk@...il.com> wrote:

> From: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn>
> 
> The dereference should be moved below the NULL test.

The !dev check just wants removing I think - it's a bogus check in the
first place.
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