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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 01:10:57 +0200 (IST)
From: Dan Aloni <karrde@callisto.yi.org>
To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Dan Aloni wrote:
> > 
> > reason: Correct me if I'm wrong, but 3c501.c:init_module() calls
> > net_init.c:register_netdev(&dev_3c501), which calls strchr(),
> > {and might also,which might} dereference dev_3c501.name.
> 
> There is no dereferencing involved, and therefore no problem.

Well, at least I was alertive. Almost a bug fix ;-)
Is there a special reason why dev->name is not a pointer?

-- 
Dan Aloni 
dax@karrde.org

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