netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] ne.c fix, res->name

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Message-Id: <20080901.021505.108307990.anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp>
Date:	Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:15:05 +0900 (JST)
From:	Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp>
To:	david@...es.net
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, p_gortmaker@...oo.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ne.c fix, res->name

On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:05:03 -0500, David Fries <david@...es.net> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 12:03:57AM +0900, Atsushi Nemoto wrote:
> > On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:44:25 -0500, David Fries <david@...es.net> wrote:
> > > +	if (!strcmp(res->name, BAD_STR))
> > > +		dev->mem_end = BAD;
> > 
> > The res->name might be NULL.  You should check it first.
> > 
> > 	if (res->name && !strcmp(res->name, BAD_STR))
> > 		dev->mem_end = BAD;
> 
> The name gets a valid string by that point in time.
> 
> drivers/base/platform.c:257

Oh, you are right.  Sorry for noise.

---
Atsushi Nemoto
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