linux-kernel - [PATCH] cpuidle: Fix panic in CPU off-lining with no idle driver

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Date:	Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:37:02 -0600
From:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
To:	len.brown@...el.com
Cc:	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>,
	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@....com>
Subject: [PATCH] cpuidle: Fix panic in CPU off-lining with no idle driver

Fix a NULL pointer dereference panic in cpuidle_play_dead() during
CPU off-lining when no cpuidle driver is registered.  A cpuidle
driver may be registered at boot-time based on CPU type.  This patch
allows an off-lined CPU to enter HLT-based idle in this condition.

Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@....com>
---
 drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c |    5 ++++-
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 87411ce..2f0083a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static cpuidle_enter_t cpuidle_enter_ops;
 /**
  * cpuidle_play_dead - cpu off-lining
  *
- * Only returns in case of an error
+ * Returns in case of an error or no driver
  */
 int cpuidle_play_dead(void)
 {
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ int cpuidle_play_dead(void)
 	int i, dead_state = -1;
 	int power_usage = -1;
 
+	if (!drv)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	/* Find lowest-power state that supports long-term idle */
 	for (i = CPUIDLE_DRIVER_STATE_START; i < drv->state_count; i++) {
 		struct cpuidle_state *s = &drv->states[i];
-- 
1.7.7.6

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