Re: [PATCH v2] drm/gma500: fix null pointer dereference in cdv_intel_lvds_get_modes

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 01:33:40PM +0200, Markus Elfring wrote:
> > In cdv_intel_lvds_get_modes(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate()
> > is assigned to mode, which will lead to a NULL pointer dereference on
> > failure of drm_mode_duplicate(). Add a check to avoid npd.
> 
> A) Can a wording approach (like the following) be a better change description?
> 
>    A null pointer is stored in the local variable “mode” after a call
>    of the function “drm_mode_duplicate” failed. This pointer was passed to
>    a subsequent call of the function “drm_mode_probed_add” where an undesirable
>    dereference will be performed then.
>    Thus add a corresponding return value check.
> 
> 
> B) Would you like to append parentheses to the function name
>    in the summary phrase?
> 
> 
> C) How do you think about to put similar results from static source code
>    analyses into corresponding patch series?
> 

Hi,

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