Re: [PATCHv2] misc: cxl: delete possible null pointer dereference

From: zhong jiang
Date: Thu Oct 04 2018 - 00:58:37 EST


On 2018/10/4 12:38, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 04, 2018 at 10:56:48AM +0800, zhong jiang wrote:
>> It is safe to dereference an object below a NULL test. For the sake
>> of debugging. Just delete the call of possible null pointer dereference.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: zhong jiang <zhongjiang@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/misc/cxl/guest.c | 2 +-
>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/guest.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/guest.c
>> index 3bc0c15..472e8db 100644
>> --- a/drivers/misc/cxl/guest.c
>> +++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/guest.c
>> @@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ int cxl_guest_init_afu(struct cxl *adapter, int slice, struct device_node *afu_n
>>
>> void cxl_guest_remove_afu(struct cxl_afu *afu)
>> {
>> - pr_devel("in %s - AFU(%d)\n", __func__, afu->slice);
>> + pr_devel("in %s\n", __func__);
> This call should just be deleted, it's not needed, ftrace can be used
> instead.
Fine. Will do.

Sincerely,
zhong jiang
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
> .
>