Re: [patch] ppp: potential NULL dereference in ppp_mp_explode()

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From: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:58:10 +0200

> Smatch complains because we check whether "pch->chan" is NULL and then
> dereference it unconditionally on the next line.  Partly the reason this
> bug was introduced is because code was too complicated.  I've simplified
> it a little.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Compile tested only.  Perhaps it would be better to set pch->speed to
> zero?  The comments say that zero implies the speed hasn't been set.

I think how you've fixed it is OK, actually this whole MP rewrite
could use some more auditing :-)

Applied, thanks Dan.
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