linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nfp: Fix passing zero to 'PTR

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Thu, 12 Nov 2020 16:26:03 +0100
From:   Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>
To:     YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>
Cc:     kuba@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, oss-drivers@...ronome.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nfp: Fix passing zero to 'PTR_ERR'

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 10:58:52PM +0800, YueHaibing wrote:
> nfp_cpp_from_nfp6000_pcie() returns ERR_PTR() and never returns
> NULL. The NULL test should be removed, also return correct err.
> 
> Fixes: 63461a028f76 ("nfp: add the PF driver")
> Signed-off-by: YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>

Thanks, this does indeed seem to be the case.

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>