Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] block,scsi: fixup blk_get_request dead queue scenarios

[Jeff Moyer]

Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> v1->v2: incorporate Jeff's feedback in bsg_map_hdr() and Reviewed-by
>         tags.
>
> Joe Lawrence (2):
>   block,scsi: verify return pointer from blk_get_request
>   block,scsi: convert and handle ERR_PTR from blk_get_request

Jens,

Can you pick this series up?  It actually fixes a NULL pointer
dereference that can happen if (for example) a usb optical drive is
removed while an application is using it.

Thanks!
Jeff
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