linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drm/rockchip: fix NULL check on devm_kzalloc() return value

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Date:   Mon, 10 Jul 2017 15:04:52 -0400
From:   Sean Paul <seanpaul@...omium.org>
To:     Mark yao <mark.yao@...k-chips.com>
Cc:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>,
        linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/rockchip: fix NULL check on devm_kzalloc() return
 value

On Fri, Jul 07, 2017 at 08:56:28AM +0800, Mark yao wrote:
> On 2017年07月07日 05:58, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> > The right variable to check here is port, not dp.
> > 
> > This issue was detected using Coccinelle and the following semantic patch:
> > 
> > @@
> > expression x;
> > identifier fld;
> > @@
> > 
> > * x = devm_kzalloc(...);
> >    ... when != x == NULL
> >    x->fld
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
> 
> Thanks for the fix,
> 
> Acked-by: Mark Yao <mark.yao@...k-chips.com>

Hi Mark,
I've applied this patch, but in the future, please apply changes directly
instead of just acking. 

If you're unable to apply it for some reason (vacation, etc), please reach out to
one of the -misc maintainers via email or irc so we don't inadvertently lose track
of it on the list.

Sean

> 
> > ---
> >   drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/cdn-dp-core.c | 2 +-
> >   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/cdn-dp-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/cdn-dp-core.c
> > index 14fa1f8..9b0b058 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/cdn-dp-core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/cdn-dp-core.c
> > @@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ static int cdn_dp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> >   			continue;
> >   		port = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*port), GFP_KERNEL);
> > -		if (!dp)
> > +		if (!port)
> >   			return -ENOMEM;
> >   		port->extcon = extcon;
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ｍark Yao
> 
> 
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