linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 3/4] mfd: twl4030-madc: check for NULL pointer

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Date:	Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:33:14 -0500
From:	Kyle Manna <kyle@...emanna.com>
To:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Keerthy <j-keerthy@...com>, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Kyle Manna <kyle@...emanna.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 3/4] mfd: twl4030-madc: check for NULL pointer

If the twl4030-madc device wasn't registered, and another device, such
as twl4030-madc-hwmon, calls twl4030_madc_conversion() a NULL pointer is
dereferenced.

Signed-off-by: Kyle Manna <kyle@...emanna.com>
---
 drivers/mfd/twl4030-madc.c |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl4030-madc.c b/drivers/mfd/twl4030-madc.c
index 99dd611..834f824 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/twl4030-madc.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/twl4030-madc.c
@@ -510,8 +510,9 @@ int twl4030_madc_conversion(struct twl4030_madc_request *req)
 	u8 ch_msb, ch_lsb;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!req)
+	if (!req || !twl4030_madc)
 		return -EINVAL;
+
 	mutex_lock(&twl4030_madc->lock);
 	if (req->method < TWL4030_MADC_RT || req->method > TWL4030_MADC_SW2) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-- 
1.7.4.1

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