linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] bgmac: fix a missing check for build

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Date:	Wed, 13 Jan 2016 06:52:29 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Weidong Wang <wangweidong1@...wei.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, nbd@...nwrt.org,
	zajec5@...il.com, hauke@...ke-m.de, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	peter.senna@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] bgmac: fix a missing check for build_skb

On Wed, 2016-01-13 at 19:53 +0800, Weidong Wang wrote:
> when build_skb failed, it may occur a NULL pointer.
> So add a 'NULL check' for it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Weidong Wang <wangweidong1@...wei.com>
> ---
> change log:
> v2:
>  fix the error logic change which pointed by Paolo Abni
>  and Felix.

This is too late, you have to send a relative patch, since the prior one
was merged.