linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv5 1/8] i2c: Add pointer dereference protection to i2c_match

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Message-ID: <3f98dcb7-28a4-e415-dce6-28dd1edb7721@osg.samsung.com>
Date:	Tue, 10 May 2016 00:54:45 -0400
From:	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
To:	Kieran Bingham <kieran@...uared.org.uk>,
	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	grant.likely@...aro.org, sameo@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHv5 1/8] i2c: Add pointer dereference protection to
 i2c_match_id()

On 05/04/2016 11:14 AM, Kieran Bingham wrote:
> From: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> 
> Here we're providing dereference protection for i2c_match_id(), which
> saves us having to do it each time it's called.  We're also stripping
> out the (now) needless checks in i2c_device_match().  This patch paves
> the way for other, similar code trimming.
> 
> Acked-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran@...gham.xyz>
> Tested-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran@...gham.xyz>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
Tested-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>

Best regards,
-- 
Javier Martinez Canillas
Open Source Group
Samsung Research America