Re: [PATCH v4] riscv: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in machine_kexec_prepare

Markus Elfring <[email protected]> Fri, 3 Jul 2026 16:38:09 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-integrity,org.infradead.lists.kexec,org.infradead.lists.linux-riscv,org.kernel.vger.kernel-janitors,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
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> A NULL pointer dereference issue is noticed in riscv's machine_kexec_prepare(),
> where image->segment[i].buf might be NULL and copied unchecked.
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Would it be helpful to append parentheses to a function name also in the summary phrase?

Why was such a hint not be taken into account from a previous suggestion?

Regards,
Markus