linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] EDAC/ghes: Fix for NULL pointer dereference in ghes_edac

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Date:   Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:19:52 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@...wei.com>
Cc:     linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        mchehab@...nel.org, tony.luck@...el.com, james.morse@....com,
        rrichter@...vell.com, linuxarm@...wei.com,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] EDAC/ghes: Fix for NULL pointer dereference in
 ghes_edac_register()

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 03:04:50PM +0100, Shiju Jose wrote:
> After the 'commit b9cae27728d1 ("EDAC/ghes: Scan the system once on driver init")'
> applied, following error has occurred in the ghes_edac_register() when
> CONFIG_DEBUG_TEST_DRIVER_REMOVE is enabled. The null ghes_hw.dimms pointer
> in the mci_for_each_dimm() of ghes_edac_register() caused the error.
> 
> The error occurs when all the previously initialized ghes instances are
> removed and then probe a new ghes instance. In this case, the ghes_refcount
> would be 0, ghes_hw.dimms and mci already freed. The ghes_hw.dimms would
> be null because ghes_scan_system() would not call enumerate_dimms() again.
> 
> Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> Signed-off-by: Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@...wei.com>
> ---
>  drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c | 10 ++++++----
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Thanks, queued in edac-urgent.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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