Reverse the check to allocate the buffer if cached pointer is NULL.
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Authored by kan on Dec 23 2017, 4:41 PM.

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rS327114: Reverse the check to allocate the buffer if cached pointer is NULL.

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The code previously would allocate the buffer only it if were NOT
NULL. Otherwise it would happily pass NULL pointer to copyinstr
function below.

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kan created this revision.Dec 23 2017, 4:41 PM

kan added reviewers: rmacklem, kib, emaste.Dec 23 2017, 4:42 PM

kan set the repository for this revision to rS FreeBSD src repository - subversion.

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Closed by commit rS327114: Reverse the check to allocate the buffer if cached pointer is NULL. (authored by kan). · Explain WhyDec 23 2017, 5:55 PM

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Reverse the check to allocate the buffer if cached pointer is NULL.ClosedPublicActions