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Re: CVS commit: src/sys/dev/pci



On Mon, Dec 25, 2006 at 11:58:36PM +0000, Arnaud Lacombe wrote:
> 
> Module Name:  src
> Committed By: alc
> Date:         Mon Dec 25 23:58:36 UTC 2006
> 
> Modified Files:
>       src/sys/dev/pci: if_nfe.c
> 
> Log Message:
> CID-3667: check if 'mtag != NULL' before dereferencing it

How does it fix the bug? Before, if mtag was NULL -> crash. Now, if mtag
is NULL -> crash. Where is the difference?

Is the purpose of this change to silence Coverity? If it does, it actively
causes harm, because it *hides* the bug.

Pavel



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