linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] regmap: fix NULL pointer dereference in regmap_name_read

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Date:   Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:19:41 +0000
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
Cc:     David Lechner <david@...hnology.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] regmap: fix NULL pointer dereference in
 regmap_name_read_file()

On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 05:14:50PM +0100, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> On 01/23/2018 11:53 PM, David Lechner wrote:
> > This fixes a possible NULL pointer dereference oops in
> > regmap_name_read_file() when the regmap does not have a device
> > associated with it.

> > -	ret = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", map->dev->driver->name);
> > +	if (map->dev && map->dev->driver)
> > +		name = map->dev->driver->name;
> > +
> > +	ret = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", name);

> Won't this print "(null)" now? Not sure if that is the best approach.

Indeed.  It is an improvement but not exactly helpful.

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