linux-kernel - [PATCH] xen/p2m: Check d_mmu_debug dentry to void NULL pointer issue

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Date:	Sun,  8 Dec 2013 19:49:16 +0800
From:	"ethan.zhao" <ethan.kernel@...il.com>
To:	konrad.wilk@...cle.com, stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com
Cc:	JBeulich@...e.com, tefano.stabellini@...rix.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "ethan.zhao" <ethan.kernel@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] xen/p2m: Check d_mmu_debug dentry to void NULL pointer issue

Should check return value of debugfs_create_dir(), the d_mmu_debug
pointer before using it in function xen_p2m_debugfs().

Signed-off-by: ethan.zhao <ethan.kernel@...il.com>
---
 arch/x86/xen/p2m.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/p2m.c b/arch/x86/xen/p2m.c
index a61c7d5..ac17f99 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/p2m.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/p2m.c
@@ -1172,8 +1172,13 @@ static int __init xen_p2m_debugfs(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	d_mmu_debug = debugfs_create_dir("mmu", d_xen);
+	if (!d_mmu_debug)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	if (!debugfs_create_file("p2m",
+		0600, d_mmu_debug, NULL, &p2m_dump_fops))
+		return -ENOENT;
 
-	debugfs_create_file("p2m", 0600, d_mmu_debug, NULL, &p2m_dump_fops);
 	return 0;
 }
 fs_initcall(xen_p2m_debugfs);
-- 
1.8.3.4 (Apple Git-47)

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