linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: cavium/nitrox - Fix 'nitrox_get_first_device()' when ndevlist is fully iterated

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Date:   Thu, 4 Jun 2020 22:18:35 +1000
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, phemadri@...vell.com, jsrikanth@...vell.com,
        horia.geanta@....com, gustavo@...eddedor.com,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: cavium/nitrox - Fix
 'nitrox_get_first_device()' when ndevlist is fully iterated

On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 03:35:37PM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> When a list is completely iterated with 'list_for_each_entry(x, ...)', x is
> not NULL at the end.
> 
> While at it, remove a useless initialization of the ndev variable. It
> is overridden by 'list_for_each_entry'.
> 
> Fixes: f2663872f073 ("crypto: cavium - Register the CNN55XX supported crypto algorithms.")
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
> ---
> v2: Do not introduce an extra variable to check if the list has been fully
>     iterated. Test with "if (&ndev->list == &ndevlist)" instead
> ---
>  drivers/crypto/cavium/nitrox/nitrox_main.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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