Markus Elfring wrote: > From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2023 16:30:51 +0100 > > The kfree() function was called in some cases by the fanout_add() function > even if the passed variable contained a null pointer. > This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. It is fine to call kfree with a possible NULL pointer: /** * kfree - free previously allocated memory * @object: pointer returned by kmalloc() or kmem_cache_alloc() * * If @object is NULL, no operation is performed. */ void kfree(const void *object)