linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] drivers/tty: check for null pointer

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Date:   Wed, 4 Oct 2017 10:20:48 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "Li, Zhenhua" <lizhenhuajiyang@....com>
Cc:     "jslaby@...e.com" <jslaby@...e.com>,
        "mingo@...nel.org" <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com" 
        <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        "mail@...iej.szmigiero.name" <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>,
        "mgorman@...e.de" <mgorman@...e.de>,
        "safinaskar@...l.ru" <safinaskar@...l.ru>,
        "mhocko@...e.com" <mhocko@...e.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] drivers/tty: check for null pointer

On Wed, Sep 06, 2017 at 09:57:20PM +0800, Li, Zhenhua wrote:
> when I tried to boot linux on a system with virtual bios and vortual keyboard,
>  it crashes.
> 
> The root cause is the bios does not initialize devices correctly.

Then please fix the virtual bios :)

thanks,

greg k-h