linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtlwifi: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference

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Date:   Sun, 17 Mar 2019 12:13:01 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Aditya Pakki <pakki001@....edu>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, kjlu@....edu,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Sabin Mihai Rapan <sabin.rapan@...il.com>,
        Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtlwifi: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference

On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 11:29:12AM -0500, Aditya Pakki wrote:
> skb allocated via dev_alloc_skb can fail and return a NULL pointer.
> This patch avoids such a scenario and returns, consistent with other
> invocations.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@....edu>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rtl8822be/fw.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

You sent 2 patches that did different things, with the same exact
subject line :(

please fix up, and send as a patch series.

thanks,

greg k-h