linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: mmal-vchiq: add a check for the return of vmalloc()

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Message-ID: <20220315154948.GP3293@kadam>
Date:   Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:49:49 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, xkernel.wang@...mail.com
Cc:     nsaenz@...nel.org, bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: mmal-vchiq: add a check for the return of
 vmalloc()

On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 03:21:30PM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 04:17:41PM +0800, xkernel.wang@...mail.com wrote:
> > From: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
> > 
> > vmalloc() is a memory allocation API which can return NULL when some
> > internal memory errors happen. So it is better to check the return
> > value of it to catch the error in time.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>

Unfortunately these patches are not making it to the
linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev list.  They are on LKML but no one reads
LKML.

Here is the link to the staging archive.  Greg's email is there.  But
the first email is missing.
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-staging/YjCg6oQcNiGKEH3x@kroah.com/T/#u

regards,
dan carpenter