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[Kernel-janitors] Re: [PATCH] - fix pci/probe.c possible NULL pointer.: msg#00204

Subject: [Kernel-janitors] Re: [PATCH] - fix pci/probe.c possible NULL pointer.
On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 04:12:32PM -0300, Luiz Fernando N. Capitulino wrote:
> 
>  Hi,
> 
>  In drivers/pci/probe.c::pci_scan_bridge() the call for pci_alloc_child_bus()
> can return NULL, but it is not handled by the function (detected by
> Coverity's checker).
> 
>  The patch bellow fix that returning `max' if we got the NULL, but
> I do not know if it is right. I guess it is, because in that case
> the function will act in the same way as with `pass != 0'.

Looks good enough.  Better than an oops :)

Applied, thanks.

greg k-h
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