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Message-ID: <1377295396-17289-6-git-send-email-eduardo.valentin@ti.com>
Date:	Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:03:16 -0400
From:	Eduardo Valentin <eduardo.valentin@...com>
To:	<linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>, <rui.zhang@...el.com>
CC:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Eduardo Valentin <eduardo.valentin@...com>
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] drivers: thermal: add check when unregistering cpu cooling

This patch avoids NULL pointer accesses while unregistering
cpu cooling devices, in case a NULL pointer is received.

Cc: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>
Cc: linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eduardo Valentin <eduardo.valentin@...com>
---
 drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index 82e15db..429a98c 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -496,8 +496,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_cooling_register);
  */
 void cpufreq_cooling_unregister(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_cooling_device *cpufreq_dev = cdev->devdata;
+	struct cpufreq_cooling_device *cpufreq_dev;
 
+	if (!cdev)
+		return;
+
+	cpufreq_dev = cdev->devdata;
 	mutex_lock(&cooling_cpufreq_lock);
 	cpufreq_dev_count--;
 
-- 
1.8.2.1.342.gfa7285d

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