dev is NULL when nfc_get_device() is failed but dev is used for handling error. coccicheck says: net/nfc/netlink.c:1092:21-24: ERROR: dev is NULL but dereferenced. Signed-off-by: Daeseok Youn <daeseok.youn@xxxxxxxxx> --- net/nfc/netlink.c | 6 ++---- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/nfc/netlink.c b/net/nfc/netlink.c index 43cb1c1..b2ad570 100644 --- a/net/nfc/netlink.c +++ b/net/nfc/netlink.c @@ -1026,10 +1026,8 @@ static int nfc_genl_llc_sdreq(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) idx = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX]); dev = nfc_get_device(idx); - if (!dev) { - rc = -ENODEV; - goto exit; - } + if (!dev) + return -ENODEV; device_lock(&dev->dev); -- 1.7.4.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html