linux-kernel - Re: [ 166/167] [PATCH] staging: r8712u: Fix regression caused by commit 8c213fa

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Date:	Fri, 11 May 2012 11:28:08 -0500
From:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
CC:	Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski <herton.krzesinski@...onical.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Alberto Lago Ballesteros <saniukeokusainaya@...il.com>,
	Adrian <agib@....de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [ 166/167] [PATCH] staging: r8712u: Fix regression caused by
 commit 8c213fa

On 05/10/2012 10:21 PM, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-05-09 at 12:49 -0700, Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski wrote:
>> On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 06:53:15AM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
>>> 3.2-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
>>>
>>> ------------------
>>>
>>> From: Larry Finger<Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
>>>
>>> commit 2080913e017ab9f88379d93fd09546ad95faf87b upstream.
> [...]
>>> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
>>> @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
>>>
>>>   #include<linux/usb.h>
>>>   #include<linux/module.h>
>>> +#include<linux/firmware.h>
>>>
>>>   #include "osdep_service.h"
>>>   #include "drv_types.h"
>>> @@ -620,6 +621,10 @@ static void r871xu_dev_remove(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf)
>>>   	struct _adapter *padapter = netdev_priv(pnetdev);
>>>   	struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(pusb_intf);
>>>
>>> +	if (padapter->fw_found)
>>> +		release_firmware(padapter->fw);
>>> +	/* never exit with a firmware callback pending */
>>> +	wait_for_completion(&padapter->rtl8712_fw_ready);
>>
>> We also need to apply commit ee6aeff71e2f16b9fe95ce908d098c169e0f4004
>> after this, due to the possible invalid padapter dereference.
> [...]
>
> That 'fix' makes no sense since netdev_priv() never returns NULL.
>
> Larry, you should remove the test for pAdapter completely, or if pnetdev
> can somehow be NULL then test *that*.

Thanks. I have a patch under testing.

Larry

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