Re: [PATCH] pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c: fix crash when using Cardbus cards

On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 17:42 +0200, Daniel Ritz wrote:
> [PATCH] pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c: fix crash when using Cardbus cards
> 
> using the old ioctl interface together with cardbus card gives a NULL
> pointer dereference since cardbus devices don't have a struct pcmcia_device.
> also s->io[0].res can be NULL as well.
> 
> fix is to move the pcmcia code after the cardbus code and to check for a null
> pointer.

Also note that when the card is inserted, cardctl info does print some
useful infos while pccardctl info will display nothing (empty strings).

Ben.


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