linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] clk: pxa: add a check for the return value of kzalloc()

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Message-Id: <20221003193238.748B8C433D6@smtp.kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:32:36 -0700
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     mturquette@...libre.com, xkernel.wang@...mail.com
Cc:     linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] clk: pxa: add a check for the return value of kzalloc()

Quoting xkernel.wang@...mail.com (2022-04-07 02:33:49)
> From: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
> 
> kzalloc() is a memory allocation function which can return NULL when
> some internal memory errors happen. So it is better to check it to
> prevent potential wrong memory access.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiaoke Wang <xkernel.wang@...mail.com>
> ---

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