linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] soc: brcmstb: Fix error path for unsupported CPUs

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Date:   Wed, 17 Apr 2019 11:56:08 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:     Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        Gregory Fong <gregory.0xf0@...il.com>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] soc: brcmstb: Fix error path for unsupported CPUs

On Sun,  7 Apr 2019 14:19:07 -0700, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> wrote:
> In case setup_hifcpubiuctrl_regs() returns an error, because of e.g:
> an unsupported CPU type, just catch that error and return instead of
> blindly continuing with the initialization. This fixes a NULL pointer
> de-reference with the code continuing without having a proper array of
> registers to use.
> 
> Fixes: 22f7a9116eba ("soc: brcmstb: Correct CPU_CREDIT_REG offset for Brahma-B53 CPUs")
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> ---

Applied to soc/fixes, thanks!
--
Florian