Re: [PATCH 1/1] tipc: check return value of nlmsg_new

From	Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH 1/1] tipc: check return value of nlmsg_new
Date	2017-04-23 09:20 +0200
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On Sun, 2017-04-23 at 15:09 +0800, Pan Bian wrote:
> Function nlmsg_new() will return a NULL pointer if there is no enough
> memory, and its return value should be checked before it is used.
> However, in function tipc_nl_node_get_monitor(), the validation of the
> return value of function nlmsg_new() is missed. This patch fixes the
> bug.

Hello.

Thanks for the patches.

Are you finding these via a tool or inspection?

If a tool is being used, could you please describe it?

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Re: [PATCH 1/1] tipc: check return value of nlmsg_new Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2017-04-23 09:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 1/1] tipc: check return value of nlmsg_new PanBian <bianpan2016@163.com> - 2017-04-23 10:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 1/1] tipc: check return value of nlmsg_new Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> - 2017-04-23 10:20 +0200

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