linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] drm/sun4i: tcon: prevent tcon->panel dereference if NULL

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Date:   Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:03:42 +0800
From:   Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
To:     Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Giulio Benetti <giulio.benetti@...ronovasrl.com>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        dri-devel <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] drm/sun4i: tcon: prevent tcon->panel dereference
 if NULL

On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 5:21 PM Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...tlin.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Oct 05, 2018 at 11:59:51PM +0200, Giulio Benetti wrote:
> > If tcon->panel pointer is NULL, trying to dereference from it
> > (i.e. tcon->panel->connector) will cause a null pointer dereference.
> >
> > Add tcon->panel null pointer check before calling
> > sun4i_tcon0_mode_set_dithering().
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Giulio Benetti <giulio.benetti@...ronovasrl.com>
> > Fixes: f11adcecbd5f ("drm/sun4i: tcon: Add dithering support for
> >                       RGB565/RGB666 LCD panels")
> > Reviewed-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
>
> Applied both, thanks!

I think this one could have been applied to drm-misc-next-fixes,
as the bug was only recently introduced.

We'll have to make sure it gets backported somehow.

ChenYu