linux-kernel - Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH 0/3] staging: Clean up tests if NULL returned on failure

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Date:   Sat, 4 Mar 2017 18:29:47 +0100 (CET)
From:   Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
To:     simran singhal <singhalsimran0@...il.com>
cc:     w.d.hubbs@...il.com, chris@...-brannons.com,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, speakup@...ux-speakup.org,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH 0/3] staging: Clean up tests if NULL
 returned on failure



On Sat, 4 Mar 2017, simran singhal wrote:

> This patch series tests if functions like kmalloc/kzalloc return NULL
> on failure. When NULL represents failure, !x is commonly used.
>
> simran singhal (3):
>   staging: rtl8192u: Clean up tests if NULL returned on failure
>   staging: speakup: Clean up tests if NULL returned on failure
>   staging: vc04_services: Clean up tests if NULL returned on failure

Acked-by: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>

>
>  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_tkip.c      | 2 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_crypt_wep.c       | 2 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c         | 2 +-
>  drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_wx.c              | 4 ++--
>  drivers/staging/speakup/main.c                                 | 2 +-
>  drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_util.c | 2 +-
>  6 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
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> 2.7.4
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