riscv: mm: add null check for find_vm_area in set_memory

Markus Elfring Markus.Elfring at web.de
Mon Mar 16 09:34:31 PDT 2026


>>> find_vm_area() can return NULL. Add a null check to avoid potential
>>> null pointer dereference, matching the pattern used by other arches.
>>
>> 1. Were any source code analysis tools involved here?
> 
> No, both were found during manual review and compare with arm64.

Would be looking for the support of advanced approaches
which would make such a “comparison” more convenient?

Regards,
Markus



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