Re: [PATCH][next] ath11k: add missing null check on allocated skb

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Thu Dec 17 2020 - 01:40:07 EST


Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Colin King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Currently the null check on a newly allocated skb is missing and
>> this can lead to a null pointer dereference is the allocation fails.
>> Fix this by adding a null check and returning -ENOMEM.
>>
>> Addresses-Coverity: ("Dereference null return")
>> Fixes: 43ed15e1ee01 ("ath11k: put hw to DBS using WMI_PDEV_SET_HW_MODE_CMDID")
>> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Patch applied to ath-current branch of ath.git, thanks.
>
> c86a36a621f2 ath11k: add missing null check on allocated skb

I did a mistake and that commit id will change, so please disregard
this. There will be a new mail soon.

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