linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] BNX2: fix a Null Pointer for stats

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Message-Id: <20150923.223436.53190852255282400.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 23 Sep 2015 22:34:36 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	wangweidong1@...wei.com
Cc:	sony.chacko@...gic.com, Dept-HSGLinuxNICDev@...gic.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	rui.xiang@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] BNX2: fix a Null Pointer for stats_blk

From: Weidong Wang <wangweidong1@...wei.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:00:45 +0800

> It does affect the intention. Although, the problem exists then makes the
> system panic within some case.
> 
> Do you have any idea about it?

Allocate the statistics block at probe time so that this problem is
impossible.
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