linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] backlight: check null deference of name when device is registered

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Date:	Mon, 7 Jan 2013 23:28:57 -0500
From:	"devendra.aaru" <devendra.aaru@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] backlight: check null deference of name when device is registered

On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 8:35 PM, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:25:35 +0900 Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:02 AM, Andrew Morton wrote
>> > On Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:29:11 +0900
>> > Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > NULL deference of name is checked when device is registered.
>> > > If the name is null, it will cause a kernel oops in dev_set_name().
>> > >
>> > > ...
>> > >
>> > > --- a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
>> > > +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
>> > > @@ -292,6 +292,11 @@ struct backlight_device *backlight_device_register(const char *name,
>> > >   struct backlight_device *new_bd;
>> > >   int rc;
>> > >
>> > > + if (name == NULL) {
>> > > +         pr_err("backlight name is null\n");
>> > > +         return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
>> > > + }
>> > > +
>> > >   pr_debug("backlight_device_register: name=%s\n", name);
>> >
>> > I don't understand this.
>> >
>> > Is there some driver which is calling these functions with name=NULL?
>> > If so, which one(s)?
>>
>> No, there is no one.
>>
>> >
>> > If "no" then why don't we declare that "passing name=NULL is a bug" and
>> > leave the code as-is?
>>
>> Do you mean following?
>>
>> +     if (name == NULL)
>> +             pr_err("passing name=NULL is a bug");
>> +
>>       pr_debug("backlight_device_register: name=%s\n", name);
>
> Nope; I'm suggesting we leave the code alone.  If someone passes in
> NULL they will get a nice oops and their bug will then get fixed.
>

We still fail the probe in the patch Jingoo Han sent,
anyways if i catch your point correctly is this the lines you wanted?

+ /**
+  * BUG if the name of the backlight device
+  * is a NULL
+  */
+ BUG_ON(!name);
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