linux-kernel - Re: kselftest: arm64: Add a null pointer check

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Message-ID: <d3f389e2-7a72-4ce0-9f05-245c4f34f829@web.de>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:38:35 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Kunwu Chan <chentao@...inos.cn>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
 linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, kernel-team@...roid.com,
 Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@...mail.com>,
 Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
 Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>,
 Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: kselftest: arm64: Add a null pointer check

> > There is a 'malloc' call, which can be unsuccessful.
> > This patch will add the malloc failure checking
> > to avoid possible null dereference and give more information
> > about test fail reasons.
>
> Applied to arm64 (for-next/selftests), thanks!
>
> [1/1] kselftest: arm64: Add a null pointer check
>       https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/80164282b362

Why did you not adhere to known requirements for such a change description?
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.9-rc5#n94

* Imperative mood

* Addition of the tag “Fixes”


Regards,
Markus