linux-kernel - Re: pata_platform: Fix NULL pointer dereference

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Message-ID: <46A0A0B2.2010902@garzik.org>
Date:	Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:46:58 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: pata_platform: Fix NULL pointer dereference

Magnus Damm wrote:
> pata_platform: Fix NULL pointer dereference
> 
> pata_platform currently dereferences a NULL pointer in pata_platform_probe()
> if pdev->dev.platform_data is set to NULL. This breakage was most likely
> introduced by commit 5f45bc50976ee1f408f7171af155aec646655a37.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Magnus Damm <damm@...l.co.jp>
> ---
> 
>  Tested on a Solution Engline 7722 board, fixes NULL dereference problem.
>  Applies to linux-2.6 git 9a79b2274186fade17134929d4f85b70d59a3840
>  Could someone please make sure this gets included in rc1?
> 
>  drivers/ata/pata_platform.c |    5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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