linux-kernel - [PATCH 04/11] rtc: ds1286: Initialize drvdata before registering device

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Date:	Fri,  6 May 2011 18:20:47 -0700
From:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
To:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] rtc: ds1286: Initialize drvdata before registering device

Commit f44f7f96a20 ("RTC: Initialize kernel state from RTC") uncovered
an issue in a number of RTC drivers, where the drivers call
rtc_device_register before initializing the device or platform drvdata.

This frequently results in null pointer dereferences when the
rtc_device_register immediately makes use of the rtc device, calling
rtc_read_alarm.

The solution is to ensure the drvdata is initialized prior to registering
the rtc device.

CC: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
CC: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>
CC: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC: rtc-linux@...glegroups.com
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
---
 drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c
index 60ce696..47e681d 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ static int __devinit ds1286_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
 	rtc = rtc_device_register("ds1286", &pdev->dev,
 				  &ds1286_ops, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc)) {
@@ -362,7 +363,6 @@ static int __devinit ds1286_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	priv->rtc = rtc;
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
 	return 0;
 
 out:
-- 
1.7.3.2.146.gca209

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