linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] dma-mapping: Use dma_get_mask in dma_addressing

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Date:   Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:37:39 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Auger Eric <eric.auger@...hat.com>
Cc:     eric.auger.pro@...il.com, hch@....de, m.szyprowski@...sung.com,
        robin.murphy@....com, mst@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] dma-mapping: Use dma_get_mask in
 dma_addressing_limited

On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 06:56:49PM +0200, Auger Eric wrote:
> Hi Christoph,
> 
> On 7/22/19 6:51 PM, Eric Auger wrote:
> > We currently have cases where the dma_addressing_limited() gets
> > called with dma_mask unset. This causes a NULL pointer dereference.
> > 
> > Use dma_get_mask() accessor to prevent the crash.
> > 
> > Fixes: b866455423e0 ("dma-mapping: add a dma_addressing_limited helper")
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@...hat.com>
> 
> As a follow-up of my last email, here is a patch featuring
> dma_get_mask(). But you don't have the WARN_ON_ONCE anymore, pointing
> out suspect users.
> 
> Feel free to pick up your preferred approach

I can take this for now as we are past the merge window.