linux-kernel - [PATCH V2] cpuidle: check dev before usage in cpuidle_use_deepest

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Date:   Thu, 27 Apr 2017 01:47:25 +0000
From:   "Li, Fei" <fei.li@...el.com>
To:     "Shi, FengX" <fengx.shi@...el.com>,
        "rjw@...ysocki.net" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        "daniel.lezcano@...aro.org" <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
CC:     "linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Koul, Vinod" <vinod.koul@...el.com>,
        "Shevchenko, Andriy" <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH V2] cpuidle: check dev before usage in
 cpuidle_use_deepest_state

In case of there is no cpuidle devices registered, dev will be null, and
panic will be triggered like below;
In this patch, add checking of dev before usage, like that done in
cpuidle_idle_call.

Panic without fix:
[  184.961328] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at
  (null)
[  184.961328] IP: cpuidle_use_deepest_state+0x30/0x60
...
[  184.961328]  play_idle+0x8d/0x210
[  184.961328]  ? __schedule+0x359/0x8e0
[  184.961328]  ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x28/0x50
[  184.961328]  ? kthread_queue_delayed_work+0x41/0x80
[  184.961328]  clamp_idle_injection_func+0x64/0x1e0

Fixes: bb8313b603eb8 ("cpuidle: Allow enforcing deepest idle state selection")
Signed-off-by: Li, Fei <fei.li@...el.com>
Tested-by: Shi, Feng <fengx.shi@...el.com>
---
 drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 548b90b..2706be7 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable)
 
 	preempt_disable();
 	dev = cpuidle_get_device();
-	dev->use_deepest_state = enable;
+	if (dev)
+		dev->use_deepest_state = enable;
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 
-- 
1.9.1

Best Regards,
Fei