Messages in this thread | | | From | Jiasheng Jiang <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] hv_netvsc: Add check for kvmalloc_array | Date | Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:35:00 +0800 |
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On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 04:13:59PM +0800, Greg KH wrote: >> The failure of allocation is not included in the tests. >> And as far as I know, there is not any tool that has the >> ability to fail the allocation. > > There are tools that do this. >
Thanks, could you please tell me the tools?
Jiang
>> But I think that for safety, the cost of redundant and harmless >> check is acceptable. >> Also, checking after allocation is a good program pattern. > > That's fine, it's how you clean up that is the problem that not everyone > gets correct, which is why it is good to verify that you do not > introduce problems.
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