[PATCH] ncpfs, kernel 2.4.18

[David Jander]

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This fixes a bug with Novell Netware Servers (in my case 3.12) sending error 
messages (and annoying beeps) to the console each time a linux client 
accesses de root directory of a volume. Please comment !
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David Jander
Protonic Holland.
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--- linux-2.4.18/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c	Fri Dec 21 18:41:55 2001
+++ linux-2.4.18-ncpfix/fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c	Fri Apr  4 13:12:03 2003
@@ -272,6 +272,12 @@
 	__u32 dirent = NCP_FINFO(dir)->dirEntNum;
 	int result;
 
+	DPRINTK("NCPFS : ncp_optain_info for: %s\n",path);
+	if(path==NULL)
+	{
+		printk(KERN_ERR "ncp_obtain_info: Invalid path %s!\n",path);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	if (target == NULL) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ncp_obtain_info: invalid call\n");
 		return -EINVAL;

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