linux-kernel - [PATCH] TTY: check if tty->port is assigned

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Date:	Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:27:52 +0200
From:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
To:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:	alan@...ux.intel.com, jirislaby@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Subject: [PATCH] TTY: check if tty->port is assigned

And if not, complain loudly. None in-kernel module should trigger
that, but let us find out for sure. On the other hand, all the
out-of-tree modules will hit that. Give them some time (maybe one
release) to catch up.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
---
 drivers/tty/tty_io.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 28c3e86..41e42f1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1415,6 +1415,10 @@ struct tty_struct *tty_init_dev(struct tty_driver *driver, int idx)
 	if (!tty->port)
 		tty->port = driver->ports[idx];
 
+	WARN_RATELIMIT(!tty->port,
+			"%s: %s driver does not set tty->port. This will crash the kernel later. Fix the driver!\n",
+			__func__, tty->driver->name);
+
 	/*
 	 * Structures all installed ... call the ldisc open routines.
 	 * If we fail here just call release_tty to clean up.  No need
-- 
1.7.11.5


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