Re: [PATCH] irda: missing allocation result check in irlap_change_speed()

From: Florin Malita <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 20:13:26 -0400

> The skb allocation may fail, which can result in a NULL pointer
> dereference in irlap_queue_xmit().
> 
> Coverity CID: 434.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Florin Malita <[email protected]>

If the allocation fails we should probably do something
more interesting here, such as schedule a timer to try
again later.  Otherwise the speed change will silently
never occur.
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