netdev - Re: [2.6 patch] __inet6_csk_dst_store(): fix check-after-use

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Message-Id: <20071015113723.00F7.NAKAM@linux-ipv6.org>
Date:	Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:45:10 +0900
From:	Masahide NAKAMURA <nakam@...ux-ipv6.org>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	Noriaki TAKAMIYA <takamiya@...ntts.co.jp>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] __inet6_csk_dst_store(): fix check-after-use


On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:52:12 +0200
Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org> wrote:

> The Coverity checker spotted that we have already oops'ed if "dst"
> was NULL.
> 
> Since "dst" being NULL doesn't seem to be possible at this point this 
> patch removes the NULL check.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>

Agreed.

Acked-by: Masahide NAKAMURA <nakam@...ux-ipv6.org>

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Masahide NAKAMURA

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