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From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
Subject: Re: [patch] drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o.c: fix a NULL pointer dereference
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:52:52 +0100
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On Sun, Nov 27, 2005 at 10:47:38AM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 27, 2005 at 12:36:37AM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > The Coverity checker spotted this obvious NULL pointer dereference.
> 
> Hi Adrian,

Hi Marcelo,

> Could you explain why you remove the adpt_post_wait_lock acquision? 
> 
> And if it does not belong there, why don't you remove it instead of
> commeting out?
>...

my patch does remove the following not required line:

> > -	p2 = NULL;

It does not touch the following line that was already commented out:

> >  //	spin_lock_irqsave(&adpt_post_wait_lock, flags);
>...

cu
Adrian

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