In mdc_kuc_write(), OBD_ALLOC(lh, len) may leave 'lh' to NULL as kmalloc may fail to allocate memory. This fix adds a check to avoid, dereferencing a NULL pointer. Signed-off-by: Kumar Amit Mehta <gmate.amit@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/lproc_mdc.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/lproc_mdc.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/lproc_mdc.c index c420219..c791941 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/lproc_mdc.c +++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mdc/lproc_mdc.c @@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ static ssize_t mdc_kuc_write(struct file *file, /* for mockup below */ 2 * cfs_size_round(sizeof(*hai)); OBD_ALLOC(lh, len); + if (!lh) + return -ENOMEM; lh->kuc_magic = KUC_MAGIC; lh->kuc_transport = KUC_TRANSPORT_HSM; -- 2.1.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
