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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH v2 net-next 3/8] net: dsa: ocelot: felix: NULL check on variable
On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 11:06:28PM +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 12:25:57PM -0700, Colin Foster wrote:
> > Add NULL check before dereferencing array
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Colin Foster <colin.foster@in-advantage.com>
> > ---
>
> The patch is correct but is insufficiently documented. In particular,
> people might interpret it as a bug fix and backport it to stable
> kernels.

That makes sense. I'll clarify that it is only something that'll affect
future drivers and not a bug fix.

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