linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] thunderbolt: check the return value of kmemdup()

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Date:   Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:51:26 +0200
From:   Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
Cc:     andreas.noever@...il.com, michael.jamet@...el.com,
        YehezkelShB@...il.com, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] thunderbolt: check the return value of kmemdup()

Hi,

On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 04:27:15PM +0800, Xiaoke Wang wrote:
> Note: Compare with the last email, this one is using my full name.

This should go below the '---' line. Remember this next time, no need to
resend this one.

> kmemdup() return NULL when some internal memory errors happen, it is
> better to check the return value of it. Otherwise, some memory errors
> will not be catched in time and may further result in wrong memory
> access.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>

I sligthly modified the commit message and applied to
thunderbolt.git/next, thanks!