linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: lpfc: prevent potential null pointer dereference

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Date:   Mon, 29 May 2017 16:06:28 -0700
From:   James Smart <james.smart@...adcom.com>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>,
        Dick Kennedy <dick.kennedy@...adcom.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Cc:     linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: lpfc: prevent potential null pointer dereference

Looks good

Signed-off-by: James Smart <james.smart@...adcom.com>

-- james


On 5/23/2017 8:09 AM, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> Null check at line 966: if (ndlp) {,  implies that ndlp might be NULL.
> Functions lpfc_nlp_set_state() and lpfc_issue_els_prli() dereference
> pointer ndlp. Include these function calls inside the IF block that
> tests pointer ndlp.
>
> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1401856
>