linux-kernel - [PATCH] orinoco: avoid assertion in case of NULL pointer

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Message-Id: <20191215195900.6109-1-pakki001@umn.edu>
Date:   Sun, 15 Dec 2019 13:58:58 -0600
From:   Aditya Pakki <pakki001@....edu>
To:     pakki001@....edu
Cc:     kjlu@....edu, Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] orinoco: avoid assertion in case of NULL pointer

In ezusb_init, if upriv is NULL, the code crashes. However, the caller
in ezusb_probe can handle the error and print the failure message.
The patch replaces the BUG_ON call to error return.

Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@....edu>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c
index 40a8b941ad5c..813de06c03de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c
@@ -1361,7 +1361,8 @@ static int ezusb_init(struct hermes *hw)
 	int retval;
 
 	BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
-	BUG_ON(!upriv);
+	if (!upriv)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	upriv->reply_count = 0;
 	/* Write the MAGIC number on the simulated registers to keep
-- 
2.20.1