linux-kernel - [PATCH v1 3/6] ACPI: processor: Update cpuidle driver check in __acpi_processor

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Message-ID: <20251223100914.2407069-4-lihuisong@huawei.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:09:11 +0800
From: Huisong Li <lihuisong@...wei.com>
To: <rafael@...nel.org>, <lenb@...nel.org>, <bp@...en8.de>,
	<AmandeepKaur.Longia@....com>
CC: <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linuxarm@...wei.com>, <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>,
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	<zhangpengjie2@...wei.com>, <wangzhi12@...wei.com>,
	<prime.zeng@...ilicon.com>, <lihuisong@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1 3/6] ACPI: processor: Update cpuidle driver check in __acpi_processor_start()

From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>

Commit 7a8c994cbb2d ("ACPI: processor: idle: Optimize ACPI idle
driver registration") moved the ACPI idle driver registration to
acpi_processor_driver_init() and acpi_processor_power_init() does
not register an idle driver any more.

Accordingly, the cpuidle driver check in __acpi_processor_start() needs
to be updated to avoid calling acpi_processor_power_init() without a
cpuidle driver, in which case the registration of the cpuidle device
in that function would lead to a NULL pointer dereference in
__cpuidle_register_device().

Fixes: 7a8c994cbb2d ("ACPI: processor: idle: Optimize ACPI idle driver registration")
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello (AMD) <superm1@...nel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/5044465.31r3eYUQgx@rafael.j.wysocki
[ rjw: Changelog update ]
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
---
 drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
index 311863e00ffd..f5b4f6a29143 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int __acpi_processor_start(struct acpi_device *device)
 	if (result && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ACPI_CPU_FREQ_PSS))
 		dev_dbg(&device->dev, "CPPC data invalid or not present\n");
 
-	if (!cpuidle_get_driver() || cpuidle_get_driver() == &acpi_idle_driver)
+	if (cpuidle_get_driver() == &acpi_idle_driver)
 		acpi_processor_power_init(pr);
 
 	acpi_pss_perf_init(pr);
-- 
2.33.0