linux-kernel - Re: BUG null dereference in drivers/ata/sata

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Message-ID: <4B29CEC6.5010705@pobox.com>
Date:	Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:25:10 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
To:	Alexander Strakh <strakh@...ras.ru>
CC:	Mark Lord <mlord@...ox.com>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: BUG null dereference in drivers/ata/sata_mv.c

On 12/14/2009 03:51 PM, Alexander Strakh wrote:
> 	KERNEL_VERSION: 2.6.32
> 	SUBJECT: null dereference in function mv_unexpected_intr
> 	DESCRIBE:
> 	In ./drivers/ata/sata_mv.c in function mv_port_intr
>
> 1. If ap == NULL in line 2778, then we goto line 2779.
> 2. In line 2779 function mv_unexpected_intr(ap, 0) is called.
> 3. In line 2538 null dereference: "ap->link.eh_info"
>
> 2773 static void mv_port_intr(struct ata_port *ap, u32 port_cause)
> 2774 {
> ...
> 2778         if (!ap || (ap->flags&  ATA_FLAG_DISABLED)) {
> 2779                 mv_unexpected_intr(ap, 0);
> 2780                 return;

pointless null test removed...


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