linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: qla2xxx: Check return value of alloc

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Date:   Mon, 28 Oct 2019 10:03:37 +0100
From:   Daniel Wagner <dwagner@...e.de>
To:     linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Himanshu Madhani <hmadhani@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: qla2xxx: Check return value of alloc_workqueue()

On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 09:47:09AM +0100, Daniel Wagner wrote:
> Do not derefence the pointer without checking it
> first. alloc_workqueue() can return a NULL pointer.

Oh forget it. Someone was faster :)