Re: [PATCH] tm6000: fix vbuf may be used uninitialized (Dmitri please read)

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On 4/11/11, Jarod Wilson <jarod@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> So I was just circling back around on this one, and took some time to read
> the actual code and the radio support addition. After doing so, I don't
> see why the patch I proposed wouldn't do. The buffer is only manipulated
> if !dev->radio or if vbuf is non-NULL (the memcpy call). If its initialized
> to NULL, it only gets used exactly as it did before 8aff8ba9 when
> !dev->radio, and if its not been used or its NULL following manipulations
> protected by !dev->radio, it doesn't get copied. What is the "real bug" I
> am missing there? (Or did I already miss a patch posted to linux-media
> addressing it?)
>

My laptop was stolen so I can't review code for the next couple weeks.

I remember that I thought your patch looked correct, but I was hoping that
Dmitri would Ack it.

regards,
dan carpenter
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