linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] dma: ste_dma40: Fix potential null pointer dereference

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Date:	Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:34:34 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Sachin Kamat <sachin.kamat@...aro.org>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] dma: ste_dma40: Fix potential null pointer dereference

On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Sachin Kamat <sachin.kamat@...aro.org> wrote:

> kcalloc can return NULL. Check the pointer before dereferencing.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sachin Kamat <sachin.kamat@...aro.org>

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

I guess Vinod can take this into fixes for v3.12?

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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