linux-kernel - [PATCH] of: resource: add WARN for invalid release

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Date:	Thu, 30 Jul 2015 15:17:17 +0200
From:	Robert ABEL <rabel@...-ec.uni-bielefeld.de>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Robert ABEL <rabel@...-ec.uni-bielefeld.de>
Subject: [PATCH] of: resource: add WARN for invalid release_resource calls

Signed-off-by: Robert ABEL <rabel@...-ec.uni-bielefeld.de>
---
 kernel/resource.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/resource.c b/kernel/resource.c
index 0bcebff..b4c9b27 100644
--- a/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/kernel/resource.c
@@ -236,6 +236,13 @@ static int __release_resource(struct resource *old)
 {
 	struct resource *tmp, **p;
 
+    /* devicetree overlays:
+     * of code doesn't initialize parent, child, sibling
+     * gracefully 'do the right thing' here
+     */
+	if (WARN(!old->parent, "%s: uninitialized resource %s\n", __FUNCTION__, old->name))
+		return 0;
+
 	p = &old->parent->child;
 	for (;;) {
 		tmp = *p;
-- 
2.5.0

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