Re: [patch] drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c: fix a NULL pointer dereference

From: Marcelo Tosatti
Date: Sun Nov 27 2005 - 14:11:49 EST


On Sun, Nov 27, 2005 at 07:52:52PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 27, 2005 at 10:47:38AM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 27, 2005 at 12:36:37AM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > The Coverity checker spotted this obvious NULL pointer dereference.
> >
> > Hi Adrian,
>
> Hi Marcelo,
>
> > Could you explain why you remove the adpt_post_wait_lock acquision?
> >
> > And if it does not belong there, why don't you remove it instead of
> > commeting out?
> >...
>
> my patch does remove the following not required line:
>
> > > - p2 = NULL;
>
> It does not touch the following line that was already commented out:
>
> > > // spin_lock_irqsave(&adpt_post_wait_lock, flags);
> >...

Doh. I should _read_ the patch.

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