linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix for possible null pointer dereference in node.c

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Date:	Sat, 17 May 2014 15:21:56 +0200
From:	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>
To:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:	Omar Ramirez Luna <omar.ramirez@...itl.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Masood Mehmood <ody.guru@...il.com>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix for possible null pointer dereference in node.c

Okay, everyone agrees with Dan..?

I have made a new patch, which does not check if hnode is NULL.



Best regards
Rickard Strandqvist


2014-05-16 0:43 GMT+02:00 Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>:
> On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 11:53:53PM +0200, Rickard Strandqvist wrote:
>> There is otherwise a risk of a possible null pointer dereference.
>>
>
> None of the callers pass in a NULL hnode so there isn't actually a NULL
> dereference here.  You could just remove the check.
>
> regards,
> dan carpenter
>

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