linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Mmc: host - Fix possible NULL derefrence.

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Message-ID: <7439833a-e8cd-54b5-a020-4a16ac2d75a8@denx.de>
Date:   Mon, 30 Jan 2017 13:12:58 +0100
From:   Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>
To:     Shailendra Verma <shailendra.v@...sung.com>,
        Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
        Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@....com>,
        linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        p.shailesh@...sung.com, ashish.kalra@...sung.com,
        Shailendra Verma <shailendra.capricorn@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Mmc: host - Fix possible NULL derefrence.

On 01/30/2017 05:48 AM, Shailendra Verma wrote:
> of_match_device could return NULL, and so can cause a NULL
> pointer dereference later.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shailendra Verma <shailendra.v@...sung.com>
> ---
>  drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c |    5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c
> index 44ecebd..d12a5b7 100644
> --- a/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c
> +++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c
> @@ -581,6 +581,11 @@ static int mxs_mmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	struct regulator *reg_vmmc;
>  	struct mxs_ssp *ssp;
>  
> +	if (!of_id) {
> +		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Error: No device match found\n");
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +	}

The probe won't be called if OF match doesn't happen in the first place,
so this check is redundant, no ?

>  	irq_err = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
>  	if (irq_err < 0)
>  		return irq_err;
> 


-- 
Best regards,
Marek Vasut