linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] of/device: Add a way to probe drivers by match data

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Date:   Fri, 9 Nov 2018 11:36:17 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>
Cc:     Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-clk <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, ryder.lee@...iatek.com,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] of/device: Add a way to probe drivers by match data

Hi Matthias,

On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 11:29 AM Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com> wrote:
> On 08/11/2018 18:58, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> > Quoting Matthias Brugger (2018-11-08 00:29:46)
> >> On 06/11/2018 19:36, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> >>> +int platform_driver_probe_by_of_match_data(struct platform_device *pdev)
> >>> +{
> >>> +     int (*probe_func)(struct platform_device *pdev);
> >>> +
> >>> +     probe_func = of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev);
> >>
> >> Shouldn't we check if probe_func is not NULL?
> >
> > Is the oops from the NULL pointer deref insufficient?
>
> Do you think we should crash the machine if someone uses the call wrongly? Or
> should we provide the possibility to error out on the caller side?

I believe that would be a bug in the driver, to be discovered ASAP.
So yes, please do crash ;-)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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