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Date:	Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:51:25 +0200
From:	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>
To:	Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
CC:	<oskar.andero@...ymobile.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>,
	<Radovan.Lekanovic@...ymobile.com>,
	Truls Bengtsson <truls.bengtsson@...ymobile.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCHv2 1/1] usb: f_rndis: Avoid to use ERROR macro if cdev
 can be null

On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 02:22:56PM +0100, Michal Nazarewicz wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 19 2013, oskar.andero@...ymobile.com wrote:
> > The udc_irq service runs the isr_tr_complete_handler which in turn
> > "nukes" the endpoints, including a call to rndis_response_complete,
> > if appropriate. If the rndis_msg_parser fails here, an error will
> > be printed using a dev_err call (through the ERROR() macro).
> >
> > However, if the usb cable was just disconnected the device (cdev)
> > might not be available and will be null. Since the dev_err macro will
> > dereference the cdev pointer we get a null pointer exception.
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Radovan Lekanovic <radovan.lekanovic@...ymobile.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Truls Bengtsson <truls.bengtsson@...ymobile.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Oskar Andero <oskar.andero@...ymobile.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
> 
> I think this is the best solution.  Adding if statements around it would
> just add noise.

alright, please re-send without RFC tag and with Michal's acked-by so I
can apply.

-- 
balbi

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