linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] iwl4965: Add missing check for create_singlethread

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Date:   Wed,  8 Feb 2023 14:30:31 +0800
From:   Jiasheng Jiang <jiasheng@...as.ac.cn>
To:     stf_xl@...pl, kvalo@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com
Cc:     linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jiasheng Jiang <jiasheng@...as.ac.cn>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] iwl4965: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue

Add the check for the return value of the create_singlethread_workqueue
in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

Fixes: b481de9ca074 ("[IWLWIFI]: add iwlwifi wireless drivers")
Signed-off-by: Jiasheng Jiang <jiasheng@...as.ac.cn>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c
index 721b4042b4bf..841b4d5bd3b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c
@@ -6211,10 +6211,12 @@ il4965_bg_txpower_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	mutex_unlock(&il->mutex);
 }
 
-static void
+static int
 il4965_setup_deferred_work(struct il_priv *il)
 {
 	il->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(DRV_NAME);
+	if (!il->workqueue)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&il->wait_command_queue);
 
@@ -6233,6 +6235,8 @@ il4965_setup_deferred_work(struct il_priv *il)
 	timer_setup(&il->watchdog, il_bg_watchdog, 0);
 
 	tasklet_setup(&il->irq_tasklet, il4965_irq_tasklet);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -6618,7 +6622,11 @@ il4965_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto out_disable_msi;
 	}
 
-	il4965_setup_deferred_work(il);
+	err = il4965_setup_deferred_work(il);
+	if (err) {
+		goto out_free_irq;
+	}
+
 	il4965_setup_handlers(il);
 
 	/*********************************************
@@ -6656,6 +6664,7 @@ il4965_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 out_destroy_workqueue:
 	destroy_workqueue(il->workqueue);
 	il->workqueue = NULL;
+out_free_irq:
 	free_irq(il->pci_dev->irq, il);
 out_disable_msi:
 	pci_disable_msi(il->pci_dev);
-- 
2.25.1