linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][V3] cpufreq: powernow-k8: pass policy rather than use cpufreq_cpu

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Date:   Tue, 5 Jan 2021 15:51:01 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][V3] cpufreq: powernow-k8: pass policy rather than use
 cpufreq_cpu_get

On 05-01-21, 10:19, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> Currently there is an unlikely case where cpufreq_cpu_get returns a
> null policy and this will cause a null pointer dereference later on.
> Fix this by passing the policy to transition_frequency_fidvid from the
> caller and hence eliminating the need for the cpufreq_cpu_get and
> cpufreq_cpu_put.  Thanks to Viresh Kumar for suggesting the fix.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Dereference null return")
> Fixes: b43a7ffbf33b ("cpufreq: Notify all policy->cpus in cpufreq_notify_transition()")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> ---
> 
> V2: pass the policy to transition_frequency_fidvid rather than add
>     a null pointer check on the return from a cpufreq_cpu_get call.
> V3: update subject line to match the fix
> 
> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c | 9 +++------
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>

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viresh