linux-kernel - [PATCH 28/30] cpuidle / ACPI: fix potential NULL pointer dereference

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Date:	Tue,  9 Oct 2012 01:54:18 -0400
From:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
To:	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 28/30] cpuidle / ACPI: fix potential NULL pointer dereference

From: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn>

The dereference should be moved below the NULL test.

dpatch engine is used to auto generate this patch.
(https://github.com/weiyj/dpatch)

Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
---
 drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 3655ab9..e8086c7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_setup_cpuidle_states(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 int acpi_processor_hotplug(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	struct cpuidle_device *dev = per_cpu(acpi_cpuidle_device, pr->id);
+	struct cpuidle_device *dev;
 
 	if (disabled_by_idle_boot_param())
 		return 0;
@@ -1147,6 +1147,7 @@ int acpi_processor_hotplug(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 	if (!pr->flags.power_setup_done)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	dev = per_cpu(acpi_cpuidle_device, pr->id);
 	cpuidle_pause_and_lock();
 	cpuidle_disable_device(dev);
 	acpi_processor_get_power_info(pr);
-- 
1.8.0.rc1

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