[LU-17806] CoverityID 425351: Null pointer dereferences (NULL_RETURNS) in /lustre/utils/liblustreapi_layout.c: 2445 in llapi_layout_file_comp_add()

• Type: Bug
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Priority: Minor
• Labels: coverity
• Severity: 3
• Assignee: WC Triage
• Reporter: Arshad Hussain

Description

> *** CID 425351:  Null pointer dereferences  (NULL_RETURNS)
> /lustre/utils/liblustreapi_layout.c: 2445 in llapi_layout_file_comp_add()
> 2439             rc = -1;
> 2440             goto out;
> 2441         }
> 2442     
> 2443         comp = __llapi_layout_cur_comp(layout);
> 2444     
>>>>    CID 425351:  Null pointer dereferences  (NULL_RETURNS)
>>>>    Dereferencing "comp", which is known to be "NULL".
> 2445         if (comp->llc_pool_name[0] != '\0' &&
> 2446             !lov_pool_is_ignored(comp->llc_pool_name)) {
> 2447             rc = llapi_search_fsname(path, fsname);
> 2448             if (rc) {
> 2449                 tmp_errno = -rc;
> 2450                 rc = -1;
>