[2.6 patch] scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c: fix a NULL pointer dereference

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Fri Mar 10 2006 - 17:22:50 EST


This patch fixes a NULL pointer dereference spotted by the Coverity
checker.


Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>

--- linux-2.6.16-rc5-mm3-full/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c.old 2006-03-10 20:45:36.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.16-rc5-mm3-full/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mm.c 2006-03-10 20:46:04.000000000 +0100
@@ -898,10 +898,8 @@ mraid_mm_register_adp(mraid_mmadp_t *lld

adapter = kmalloc(sizeof(mraid_mmadp_t), GFP_KERNEL);

- if (!adapter) {
- rval = -ENOMEM;
- goto memalloc_error;
- }
+ if (!adapter)
+ return -ENOMEM;

memset(adapter, 0, sizeof(mraid_mmadp_t));


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