Patch(2.5.51): __pnp_add_device dereferenced bad pointer

From: Adam J. Richter (adam@yggdrasil.com)
Date: Sun Dec 15 2002 - 05:58:27 EST

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__pnp_add_device dereferences a bad pointer when it traverses
the dev->id chain, because id->next is not initialized in certain cases,
causing my Sony Picturebook pcg-c1vn to crash at boot. Here is a patch.

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