Re: [PATCH V2 RESEND] drm_crtc: check if fb_create return NULL

From: Daniel Vetter
Date: Wed Jan 23 2013 - 04:56:39 EST


On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 11:19:27AM +0800, Su, Xuemin wrote:
> From: xueminsu <xuemin.su@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:39:39 +0800
> Subject: [PATCH] drm_crtc: check if fb_create return NULL
>
> Some buggy driver may still return NULL in fb_create,
> which leads to kernel panic.
>
> Signed-off-by: xueminsu <xuemin.su@xxxxxxxxx>

Imo just BUG_ON(!fb); and call it a day. Makes it pretty clear what's
expected of the drivers.
-Daniel
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