linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] serial: pl011: protect attribute read from NULL platform data struct

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Date:	Mon, 13 May 2013 21:09:38 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Linus WALLEIJ <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>,
	Srinidhi KASAGAR <srinidhi.kasagar@...ricsson.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	"linux-serial@...r.kernel.org" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: pl011: protect attribute read from NULL platform
 data struct

On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:

> It's completely feasible that platform data will be empty i.e. when
> booting with Device Tree with no device AUXDATA. So we must protect
> it's use in these use-cases, or risk a kernel Oops.
>
> Cc: Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
> Cc: linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> ---
> *******                                                        *******
> If this issue has not already been fixed, this patch should be applied
> during the v3.10 -rc:s, as it fixes a serious bug which was introduced
> in the merge-window.
> *******                                                        *******

Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

You should probably put Greg on To: so that he picks this up for
the -rc:s ASAP.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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