[libvirt PATCH 1/2] hostdev: Update mdev pointer reference after checking device type

[Ján Tomko]

On a Thursday in 2021, Erik Skultety wrote:
>We set the pointer to some garbage packed structure data without
>knowing whether it actually we were handling the type of device we
>expected to be handling. On its own, this was harmless, because we'd
>never use the pointer as we'd skip the device if it were not the
>expected type. However, it's better to make the logic even more
>explicit - we first check the device and only when we're sure we have
>the expected type we then update the pointer shortcut.
>
>Signed-off-by: Erik Skultety <eskultet at redhat.com>
>---
> src/hypervisor/virhostdev.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>

Reviewed-by: Ján Tomko <jtomko at redhat.com>

Jano
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