Re: [PATCH] Be a bit defensive in quirk_nvidia_ck804() so we don't risk dereferencing a NULL pdev.

On Sat, 2 Dec 2006 00:21:56 +0100
Jesper Juhl <[email protected]> wrote:

> pci_get_slot() may return NULL if nothing was found. 
> quirk_nvidia_ck804() does not check the value returned from pci_get_slot(),
> so it may end up causing a NULL pointer deref.
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <[email protected]>

I don't think its a physically possible case but it does no harm and
it'll kill boot if it happens

Acked-by: Alan Cox <[email protected]>
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