linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mfd: add null check before pointer dereference

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Date:   Wed, 24 May 2017 09:41:14 +0100
From:   Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
CC:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        <patches@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mfd: add null check before pointer dereference

On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 03:27:31AM -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> Add null check before dereferencing pointer of_id in order to avoid
> a potential NULL pointer dereference.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1408830
> Cc: Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
> ---

Acked-by: Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>

Looks good although is there not probably the same issue in
wm831x-i2c.c? Might be worth fixing up both of them.

Thanks,
Charles