--- linux-2.4.18/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c	Fri Dec 21 18:41:55 2001
+++ linux-2.4.18-ncpfix/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c	Fri Apr  4 13:12:03 2003
@@ -272,6 +272,12 @@
 	__u32 dirent = NCP_FINFO(dir)->dirEntNum;
 	int result;
 
+	DPRINTK("NCPFS : ncp_optain_info for: %s\n",path);
+	if(path==NULL)
+	{
+		printk(KERN_ERR "ncp_obtain_info: Invalid path %s!\n",path);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	if (target == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ncp_obtain_info: invalid call\n");
 		return -EINVAL;