linux-kernel - [34-longterm 160/247] powerpc/crashdump: Do not fail on NULL pointer dereferencing

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Message-Id: <1308850515-15242-101-git-send-email-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Date:	Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:33:48 -0400
From:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To:	stable@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, Maxim Uvarov <muvarov@...il.com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Subject: [34-longterm 160/247] powerpc/crashdump: Do not fail on NULL pointer dereferencing

From: Maxim Uvarov <muvarov@...il.com>

                   -------------------
    This is a commit scheduled for the next v2.6.34 longterm release.
    If you see a problem with using this for longterm, please comment.
                   -------------------

commit 426b6cb478e60352a463a0d1ec75c1c9fab30b13 upstream.

Signed-off-by: Maxim Uvarov <muvarov@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c |    3 +++
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c
index 0384376..cca7c8f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c
@@ -377,6 +377,9 @@ void default_machine_crash_shutdown(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	for_each_irq(i) {
 		struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(i);
 
+		if (!desc || !desc->chip || !desc->chip->eoi)
+			continue;
+
 		if (desc->status & IRQ_INPROGRESS)
 			desc->chip->eoi(i);
 
-- 
1.7.4.4

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