linux-kernel - Re: spi/ppc4xx: Adjust checks for null pointers in two functions

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Message-ID: <20ac3577-3b0e-e7d3-d5de-8e511a6e9fd2@users.sourceforge.net>
Date:   Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:48:26 +0100
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: spi/ppc4xx: Adjust checks for null pointers in two functions

>> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
>> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:56:10 +0100
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> This is also corrupted.

Would you like to explain this information a bit more?

The published patch looks reasonable in principle by other interfaces,
doesn't it?
https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/1/13/609
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9516059/
https://lkml.kernel.org/r/<d9bd24b0-d4d5-233c-756d-71aaed63c5ef@...rs.sourceforge.net>

Regards,
Markus