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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 09:38:39 +0100
From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Ethan Tidmore <ethantidmore06@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] staging: rtl8723bs: fix null dereference in
 find_network
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On Mon, Feb 02, 2026 at 12:38:08AM -0600, Ethan Tidmore wrote:
> The pwlan variable has the possibility of returning NULL and is not
> checked for NULL and then later dereferenced.

dereferenced where?  Not in this function :)

Please be more specific as to what exactly you are fixing here.

thanks,

greg k-h