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SubjectRe: [patch 1/3] acpi: dock driver
I'm not sure if my previous reply made it out to the list and everyone 
else. I'm in the process of switching email addresses :(. Sorry if
this is a repeat Kristen, et al.... My apologies if this is the case ...

>+static struct dock_dependent_device * alloc_dock_dependent_device(acpi_handle handle)
>+{
>+ struct dock_dependent_device *dd;
>+
>+ dd = kzalloc(sizeof(*dd), GFP_KERNEL);
>+ if (dd) {
>+ dd->handle = handle;
>+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dd->list);
>+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dd->hotplug_list);
>+ }
>+ return dd;
>+}
>+
>
>
>
What do you do if this returns NULL (ie, kzalloc did not succeed)? Then
you blindly use the pointer elsewhere in the code?

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