linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: mwifiex: fix a NULL pointer dereference

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Message-ID: <87zhq04pl0.fsf@codeaurora.org>
Date:   Tue, 12 Mar 2019 07:41:15 +0200
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Kangjie Lu <kjlu@....edu>
Cc:     pakki001@....edu, Amitkumar Karwar <amitkarwar@...il.com>,
        Nishant Sarmukadam <nishants@...vell.com>,
        Ganapathi Bhat <gbhat@...vell.com>,
        Xinming Hu <huxinming820@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: mwifiex: fix a NULL pointer dereference

Kangjie Lu <kjlu@....edu> writes:

> In case dev_alloc_skb fails, the fix returns -ENOMEM to avoid
> NULL pointer dereference.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kangjie Lu <kjlu@....edu>

No changelog, please always add a changelog:

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches#changelog_missing

-- 
Kalle Valo