linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sata_dwc_460ex: Fix missing check in sata_dwc

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Date:   Mon, 1 Mar 2021 12:31:48 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Dinghao Liu <dinghao.liu@....edu.cn>
Cc:     Kangjie Lu <kjlu@....edu>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sata_dwc_460ex: Fix missing check in sata_dwc_isr

On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 9:44 AM Dinghao Liu <dinghao.liu@....edu.cn> wrote:
>
> ata_qc_from_tag() may return a null pointer and further lead to
> null-pointer-dereference. Add a return value check to avoid such case.

Can you elaborate more on this? Is it a real case?
I have a hardware, how can I reproduce this?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko