linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: berlin: Fix to avoid NULL pointer dereference

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Date:   Tue, 19 Mar 2019 05:29:18 +0000
From:   Jisheng Zhang <Jisheng.Zhang@...aptics.com>
To:     Aditya Pakki <pakki001@....edu>
CC:     "kjlu@....edu" <kjlu@....edu>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: berlin: Fix to avoid NULL pointer dereference

On Mon, 18 Mar 2019 18:31:29 -0500 Aditya Pakki wrote:
> 
> 
> of_match_device can return a NULL value when the matching device is

This could not happen. If the probe is called, it means OF registered a
device with a valid compatible string, so match cannot be NULL.

> not found. The patch avoids a potential dereference in such scenario.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@....edu>
> ---
>  drivers/pinctrl/berlin/berlin-bg4ct.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/berlin/berlin-bg4ct.c b/drivers/pinctrl/berlin/berlin-bg4ct.c
> index 6a7fe929a68b..2d5e82938ef9 100644
> --- a/drivers/pinctrl/berlin/berlin-bg4ct.c
> +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/berlin/berlin-bg4ct.c
> @@ -456,6 +456,9 @@ static int berlin4ct_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>         struct resource *res;
>         void __iomem *base;
> 
> +       if (!match)
> +               return -ENODEV;
> +
>         rmconfig = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*rmconfig), GFP_KERNEL);
>         if (!rmconfig)
>                 return -ENOMEM;
> --
> 2.17.1
>