linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fpga: fix potential null pointer deref in fpga_mgr_test_img_load

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Message-ID: <27efccdc-3400-46b9-9359-4b2a6c8254e9@web.de>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:01:48 +0100
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Qasim Ijaz <qasdev00@...il.com>, linux-fpga@...r.kernel.org
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 Marco Pagani <marpagan@...hat.com>, Moritz Fischer <mdf@...nel.org>,
 Russ Weight <russ.weight@...ux.dev>, Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>,
 Wu Hao <hao.wu@...el.com>, Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fpga: fix potential null pointer deref in
 fpga_mgr_test_img_load_sgt()

…
> zero it out. If the allocation fails then sgt will be NULL and the
…
                                 failed?


Can a summary phrase like “Prevent null pointer dereference
in fpga_mgr_test_img_load_sgt()” be nicer?

Regards,
Markus