Re: [PATCH v4 3/9] brcmfmac: firmware: Do not crash on a NULL board_type

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Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 6:07 PM Hector Martin <marcan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> This unbreaks support for USB devices, which do not have a board_type
>> to create an alt_path out of and thus were running into a NULL
>> dereference.
>
> ...
>
>> @@ -599,6 +599,9 @@ static char *brcm_alt_fw_path(const char *path,
>> const char *board_type)
>>         char alt_path[BRCMF_FW_NAME_LEN];
>>         char suffix[5];
>>
>> +       if (!board_type)
>> +               return NULL;
>
> I still think it's better to have both callers do the same thing.
>
> Now it will be the double check in one case,

I already applied a similar patch:

https://git.kernel.org/wireless/wireless/c/665408f4c3a5

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches



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