linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: chipidea: udc: fix NULL pointer dereference if udc_start failed

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Date:   Tue, 25 Apr 2017 17:21:59 +0200
From:   Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>
To:     Peter Chen <peter.chen@....com>,
        Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@...vell.com>
Cc:     "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: chipidea: udc: fix NULL pointer dereference if
 udc_start failed

Am 25.04.2017 um 11:20 schrieb Peter Chen:
>  
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/udc.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/udc.c
>>>> index f88e9157fad0..60a786c87c06 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/udc.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/udc.c
>>>> @@ -1984,6 +1984,7 @@ static void udc_id_switch_for_host(struct
>>>> ci_hdrc *ci)  int ci_hdrc_gadget_init(struct ci_hdrc *ci)  {
>>>>  	struct ci_role_driver *rdrv;
>>>> +	int ret;
>>>>
>>>>  	if (!hw_read(ci, CAP_DCCPARAMS, DCCPARAMS_DC))
>>>>  		return -ENXIO;
>>>> @@ -1996,7 +1997,10 @@ int ci_hdrc_gadget_init(struct ci_hdrc *ci)
>>>>  	rdrv->stop	= udc_id_switch_for_host;
>>>>  	rdrv->irq	= udc_irq;
>>>>  	rdrv->name	= "gadget";
>>>> -	ci->roles[CI_ROLE_GADGET] = rdrv;
>>>>
>>>> -	return udc_start(ci);
>>>> +	ret = udc_start(ci);
>>>> +	if (!ret)
>>>> +		ci->roles[CI_ROLE_GADGET] = rdrv;
>>>> +
>>>> +	return ret;
>>>>  }
>>>> --
>>> Thanks for fixing it. In fact, we'd better return failure if ret &&
>>> ret != -ENXIO at probe, it stands for initialization for host or
>>> gadget has failed.
>>>
>> I got your meaning. I'll cook v2. I don't have preference, since either one can fix the
>> issue.
>>
> Both are needed, you don't need to send this one again. Only a new one, thanks.

I'm not sure how easy it is to reproduce the issue.

Shouldn't make a Fixes tag sense at least?

>
> Peter
>
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