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Re: [PATCH] mtd: fix null pointer deference when kzalloc returns null

From	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH] mtd: fix null pointer deference when kzalloc returns null
Date	2015-08-19 03:00 +0200
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On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 11:37:52AM +0100, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com>
> 
> static analysis by smatch caught the following error:
> 
> drivers/mtd/maps/physmap_of.c:135 of_get_probes()
>    error: potential null dereference 'res'.  (kzalloc returns null)
> 
> Check for failed kzalloc and return -ENOMEM in of_flash_probe if
> this occurs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com>

Pushed to l2-mtd.git
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Re: [PATCH] mtd: fix null pointer deference when kzalloc returns null Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> - 2015-08-19 03:00 +0200

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