linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][next] clk: ls1028a: fix a dereference of pointer 'parent' before a null check

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Date:   Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:03:53 -0800
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>, Wen He <wen.he_1@....com>,
        linux-clk@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] clk: ls1028a: fix a dereference of pointer 'parent' before a null check

Quoting Colin King (2020-02-03 14:37:36)
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> Currently the pointer 'parent' is being dereferenced before it is
> being null checked. Fix this by performing the null check before
> it is dereferenced.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Dereference before null check")
> Fixes: d37010a3c162 ("clk: ls1028a: Add clock driver for Display output interface")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> ---

Applied to clk-next