'blk_mq_alloc_request()' returns an error pointer in case of error, not NULL. So test it with IS_ERR. Fixes: fd8383fd88a2 ("nbd: convert to blkmq") Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/block/nbd.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c index 19a16b2dbb91..7a1048755914 100644 --- a/drivers/block/nbd.c +++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c @@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ static int __nbd_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, struct nbd_device *nbd, return -EINVAL; sreq = blk_mq_alloc_request(bdev_get_queue(bdev), WRITE, 0); - if (!sreq) + if (IS_ERR(sreq)) return -ENOMEM; mutex_unlock(&nbd->tx_lock); -- 2.9.3 -- 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