Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:50:30 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Re: test11-pre5 |
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Dan Aloni wrote: > > against: test11-pre5 > summery: dev_3c501.name shouldn't be NULL, or we get oops > reason: Correct me if I'm wrong, but 3c501.c:init_module() calls > net_init.c:register_netdev(&dev_3c501), which calls strchr(), > {and might also,which might} dereference dev_3c501.name.
There is no dereferencing involved, and therefore no problem.
> struct net_device > { > > /* > * This is the first field of the "visible" part of this structure > * (i.e. as seen by users in the "Space.c" file). It is the name > * the interface. > */ > char name[IFNAMSIZ];
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