linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] wifi: iwlwifi: Add check for kmemdup

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Date:   Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:08:48 +0300
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     Chen Ni <nichen@...as.ac.cn>
Cc:     gregory.greenman@...el.com, johannes.berg@...el.com,
        mukesh.sisodiya@...el.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: iwlwifi: Add check for kmemdup

Chen Ni <nichen@...as.ac.cn> writes:

> Since the kmemdup may return NULL pointer,
> it should be better to add check for the return value
> in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
>
> Fixes: 5e31b3df86ec ("wifi: iwlwifi: dbg: print pc register data once
> fw dump occurred")

The fixes tag should be in one line.

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