linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: remove meaningless pstat->passoc

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Date:   Sun, 26 Sep 2021 13:21:17 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     guolongji <guolongji@...ontech.com>
Cc:     fabioaiuto83@...il.com, ross.schm.dev@...il.com,
        marcocesati@...il.com, fmdefrancesco@...il.com,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: remove meaningless pstat->passoc_req
 check in OnAssocReq()

On Sun, Sep 26, 2021 at 06:30:14PM +0800, guolongji wrote:
> kfree(NULL) is safe and the check 'if (pstat->passoc_req)' before kfree
> is not possible.
> 
> Signed-off-by: guolongji <guolongji@...ontech.com>

We need a "full" or "real" name here.  Do you really sign documents with
a lower-case "g" like this?  If so, great, just have to check.

thanks,

greg k-h