linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] EDAC, MCE, AMD: Fix code to prevent NULL dereference

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Date:	Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:41:54 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Aravind Gopalakrishnan <aravind.gopalakrishnan@....com>
Cc:	dougthompson@...ssion.com, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] EDAC, MCE, AMD: Fix code to prevent NULL dereference

On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 01:26:20PM -0600, Aravind Gopalakrishnan wrote:
> >  	if (c->x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_AMD)
> >-		return 0;
> >+		return -ENODEV;
> >  	if (c->x86 < 0xf || c->x86 > 0x16)
> >-		return 0;
> >+		return -ENODEV;
> Ah. you are right. (I had tested against different family/model
> checks that happen to throw NULL dereference)
> You can ignore the patch.
> 
> Apologies for the trouble.

But we still need a fix, I guess the one I sent you does the job, yes,
no?

If not, I'd need more background info though - you're loading this on an
unsupported family, right?

If so, we need to fix the family check at the beginning:

	if (c->x86 < 0xf || c->x86 > 0x16)

maybe even look at c->x86_model if we have to.

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
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