linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] isa: Remove unnecessary checks

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Date:   Wed, 31 May 2023 19:03:26 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     William Breathitt Gray <william.gray@...aro.org>
Cc:     Vladislav Efanov <VEfanov@...ras.ru>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Rene Herman <rene.herman@...access.nl>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lvc-project@...uxtesting.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] isa: Remove unnecessary checks

On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 09:46:21PM -0400, William Breathitt Gray wrote:
> On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 03:50:25PM +0300, Vladislav Efanov wrote:
> > The isa_dev->dev.platform_data is initialized with incoming
> > parameter isa_driver. After it isa_dev->dev.platform_data is
> > checked for NULL, but incoming parameter isa_driver is not
> > NULL since it is dereferenced many times before this check.
> > 
> > Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
> > 
> > Fixes: a5117ba7da37 ("[PATCH] Driver model: add ISA bus")
> > Signed-off-by: Vladislav Efanov <VEfanov@...ras.ru>
> 
> I don't think the Fixes line is needed because this is removing a
> superfluous check rather than fixing a bug. Regardless, here's my Ack
> for Greg as the patch itself makes sense.
> 
> Acked-by: William Breathitt Gray <william.gray@...aro.org>

Yes, the Fixes line makes no sense at all.  I'll delete it when
applying, thanks for the review.

greg k-h