linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 01/27] cxl/port: Fix NULL pointer access in devm_cxl_add

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Date:   Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:17:19 +0200
From:   Robert Richter <rrichter@....com>
To:     Terry Bowman <terry.bowman@....com>
Cc:     alison.schofield@...el.com, vishal.l.verma@...el.com,
        ira.weiny@...el.com, bwidawsk@...nel.org, dan.j.williams@...el.com,
        dave.jiang@...el.com, Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com,
        linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        bhelgaas@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 01/27] cxl/port: Fix NULL pointer access in
 devm_cxl_add_port()

On 21.06.23 22:51:00, Terry Bowman wrote:
> From: Robert Richter <rrichter@....com>
> 
> In devm_cxl_add_port() the port creation may fail and its associated
> pointer does not contain a valid address. During error message
> generation this invalid port address is used. Fix that wrong address
> access.
> 
> Fixes: f3cd264c4ec1 ("cxl: Unify debug messages when calling devm_cxl_add_port()")
> Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@....com>
> Reviewed-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230519215436.3394532-1-rrichter@amd.com
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
> ---
>  drivers/cxl/core/port.c | 7 +++----
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

This patch can be dropped as it is already upstream:

 a70fc4ed20a6 cxl/port: Fix NULL pointer access in devm_cxl_add_port()

Instead, this is the base commit for the remaining patches of the
series.

-Robert