Re: [PATCH] drm/i915/display: fix missing null check on allocated dsb object

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Tue Jun 16 2020 - 07:55:32 EST


On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 12:42:21PM +0100, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Currently there is no null check for a failed memory allocation
> on the dsb object and without this a null pointer dereference
> error can occur. Fix this by adding a null check.
>
> Note: added a drm_err message in keeping with the error message style
> in the function.

Don't give in to peer pressure! That's like being a lemming when Disney
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film "White Wilderness".

regards,
dan carpenter