linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] usb: mtu3: Fix NULL pointer dereferences

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Date:   Tue, 30 Jun 2020 12:47:03 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Chunfeng Yun <chunfeng.yun@...iatek.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] usb: mtu3: Fix NULL pointer dereferences

> Some pointers are dereferenced before successful checks.

I propose to reconsider and improve also this change description.

* Would a null pointer dereference be possible only with the variables “mep”
  and “mreq” in the implementation of the function “mtu3_gadget_dequeue”?
  (Can it make sense to split the patch according to this detail?)

* How do you think about to convert any more variable initialisations
  to later assignments?

* Will it become helpful to add the tag “Fixes” to the commit message?

…
> ---
> v2: nothing changed, but abandon another patch

Are there chances to take any previous patch review comments better into account
(besides the shown reduction of update steps)?

> ---
>  drivers/usb/mtu3/mtu3_gadget.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++-------

I suggest to replace the triple dashes before this diffstat by a blank line.

Regards,
Markus