linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] tty: Add NULL check to return value of kzalloc()

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Message-ID: <20131028152034.GA9437@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 28 Oct 2013 08:20:34 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	RUC_SoftSec <rucsoftsec@...il.com>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>,
	Dave Airlie <airlied@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] tty: Add NULL check to return value of kzalloc()

On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 01:27:52PM +0800, RUC_SoftSec wrote:
> Function kzalloc() may return a NULL pointer, it should be checked against NULL before used.
> This bug is found by a static analysis tool developed by RUC_SoftSec, supported by China.X.Orion.
> 
> Signed-off-by: RUC_SoftSec <rucsoftsec@...il.com>

I've already explained why I can not accept patches like this, consider
all of them that you sent now deleted from my inbox.

greg k-h
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