linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] TTY: pmac_zilog, check existence of ports in pmz_console

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Message-Id: <1385135247-9068-1-git-send-email-geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date:	Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:47:26 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc:	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] TTY: pmac_zilog, check existence of ports in pmz_console_init()

When booting a multi-platform m68k kernel on a non-Mac with "console=ttyS0"
on the kernel command line, it crashes with:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address   (null)
Oops: 00000000
PC: [<0013ad28>] __pmz_startup+0x32/0x2a0
...
Call Trace: [<002c5d3e>] pmz_console_setup+0x64/0xe4

The normal tty driver doesn't crash, because init_pmz() checks
pmz_ports_count again after calling pmz_probe().

In the serial console initialization path, pmz_console_init() doesn't do
this, causing the driver to crash later.

Add a check for pmz_ports_count to fix this.

Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc: Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
---
 drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c |    3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c b/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c
index 481b781b26e3..e9d420ff3931 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c
@@ -2052,6 +2052,9 @@ static int __init pmz_console_init(void)
 	/* Probe ports */
 	pmz_probe();
 
+	if (pmz_ports_count == 0)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	/* TODO: Autoprobe console based on OF */
 	/* pmz_console.index = i; */
 	register_console(&pmz_console);
-- 
1.7.9.5

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