linux-ext4 - [PATCH] Don't dereference NULL upon slashless module dependency line.

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Date:	Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:20:47 +0100
From:	Jim Meyering <jim@...ering.net>
To:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Don't dereference NULL upon slashless module dependency line.


* probe.c (check_for_modules): Skip current line if it has no slash.

Signed-off-by: Jim Meyering <meyering@...hat.com>
---
I found this by inspection while looking for the cause of
a recent rawhide/nash segfault.

 lib/blkid/probe.c |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/blkid/probe.c b/lib/blkid/probe.c
index 76763ae..f5fff6b 100644
--- a/lib/blkid/probe.c
+++ b/lib/blkid/probe.c
@@ -225,8 +225,9 @@ static int check_for_modules(const char *fs_name)
 			*cp = 0;
 		else
 			continue;
-		if ((cp = strrchr(buf, '/')) != NULL)
-			cp++;
+		if ((cp = strrchr(buf, '/')) == NULL)
+			continue;
+		cp++;
 		i = strlen(cp);
 		if (i > 3) {
 			t = cp + i - 3;
--
1.6.2.rc1.256.g58a87
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