linux-kernel - [104/264] iwlagn: fix priv->cfg->ht

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Date:	Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:32:31 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>,
	Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: [104/264] iwlagn: fix priv->cfg->ht_params NULL pointer dereference

3.1-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>

commit 107ef97a170dec95893f34614edd92eb8cb9b5d0 upstream.

This fix regression introduced by commit:

commit 15b3f3b006b42a678523cad989bfd60b76bf4403
Author: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>
Date:   Fri Jun 3 07:54:13 2011 -0700

    iwlagn: set smps mode after assoc for 1000 device

Also remove unneeded brackets on the way.

Address:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=744155

Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>
Acked-by: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ static int iwlagn_rxon_connect(struct iw
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if ((ctx->vif && ctx->vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) &&
-	    priv->cfg->ht_params->smps_mode)
+	if (ctx->vif && ctx->vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
+	    priv->cfg->ht_params && priv->cfg->ht_params->smps_mode)
 		ieee80211_request_smps(ctx->vif,
 				       priv->cfg->ht_params->smps_mode);
 


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