linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] MIPS: KASLR: Fix handling of NULL FDT

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Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:21:46 +0100
From:   Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@...tec.com>
To:     Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
CC:     <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
        Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@...tec.com>,
        "# 4 . 7+" <stable@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2] MIPS: KASLR: Fix handling of NULL FDT

If platform code returns a NULL pointer to the FDT, initial_boot_params
will not get set to a valid pointer and attempting to find the /chosen
node in it will cause a NULL pointer dereference and the kernel to crash
immediately on startup - with no output to the console.

Fix this by checking that initial_boot_params is valid before using it.

Fixes: 405bc8fd12f5 ("MIPS: Kernel: Implement KASLR using CONFIG_RELOCATABLE")
Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 4.7+
Signed-off-by: Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@...tec.com>
---

 arch/mips/kernel/relocate.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/relocate.c b/arch/mips/kernel/relocate.c
index ca1cc30c0891..1958910b75c0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/relocate.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/relocate.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static inline __init unsigned long get_random_boot(void)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_USE_OF)
 	/* Get any additional entropy passed in device tree */
-	{
+	if (initial_boot_params) {
 		int node, len;
 		u64 *prop;
 
-- 
2.7.4