linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/4] PCI: shpchp: Manage SHPC unconditionally on non-ACPI systems

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Date:   Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:01:04 +0100
From:   Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/4] PCI: shpchp: Manage SHPC unconditionally on
 non-ACPI systems

On 25/06/18 23:59, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> From: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
> 
> If acpi_pci_find_root() returns NULL, it means there's no ACPI host bridge
> device (PNP0A03 or PNP0A08), and the OS is always allowed to manage the
> SHPC, so return success in that case.
> 
> This fixes a NULL pointer dereference when CONFIG_ACPI=y but the current
> hardware/firmware platform doesn't support ACPI.  In that case,
> acpi_get_hp_hw_control_from_firmware() is implemented but
> acpi_pci_find_root() returns NULL.
> 
> Fixes: 90cc0c3cc709 ("PCI: shpchp: Add shpchp_is_native()")
> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180621164715.28160-1-marc.zyngier@arm.com
> Reported-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>

Tested-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>

Thanks for the quick turnaround!

	M.
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