Re: [PATCH] sd.c - null ptr fixes for 2.4.4

[Alan Cox]

> This patch fixes a couple of errors in the scsi driver code (sd.c).
> 
> --- ../linux/./drivers/scsi/sd.c	Sat Feb  3 11:45:55 2001
> +++ ./drivers/scsi/sd.c	Mon May  7 22:09:58 2001
> @@ -734,8 +734,15 @@
>  	 */
>  
>  	SRpnt = scsi_allocate_request(rscsi_disks[i].device);
> +	if(SRpnt == NULL) {
> +	  return i;
> +	}
>  
>  	buffer = (unsigned char *) scsi_malloc(512);
> +       
> +	if(buffer == NULL) {
> +	  return i;

You need to return the request surely 

>