linux-kernel - [PATCH] drm/radeon/radeon_device.c: move a dereference below a NULL test

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Date:	Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:18:30 +1100
From:	Darren Jenkins <darrenrjenkins@...il.com>
To:	David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
	dri-devel mailing list <dri-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Kernel Janitors <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] drm/radeon/radeon_device.c: move a dereference below a
 NULL test

If a NULL value is possible, the dereference should only occur after the
NULL test.

Coverity CID: 13335

Signed-off-by: Darren Jenkins <darrenrjenkins@...il.com>

diff --git drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
index 7c68480..0c51f8e 100644
--- drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
+++ drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
@@ -733,16 +733,18 @@ void radeon_device_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
  */
 int radeon_suspend_kms(struct drm_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 {
-	struct radeon_device *rdev = dev->dev_private;
+	struct radeon_device *rdev;
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 	int r;
 
-	if (dev == NULL || rdev == NULL) {
+	if (dev == NULL || dev->dev_private == NULL) {
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	if (state.event == PM_EVENT_PRETHAW) {
 		return 0;
 	}
+	rdev = dev->dev_private;
+
 	/* unpin the front buffers */
 	list_for_each_entry(crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head) {
 		struct radeon_framebuffer *rfb = to_radeon_framebuffer(crtc->fb);


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