netdev - [PATCH] Fix netdev_printk null dereference

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Date:	Fri,  5 Mar 2010 12:47:05 +0000
From:	Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...c.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Fix netdev_printk null dereference

This patch fixes a reproducible null dereference in smsc95xx (and I
suspect others) when the device is removed during a control register
access.  This can be reproduced by rapidly plugging and unplugging
the device during its initialisation.

Signed-off-by: Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@...c.com>
---
 include/linux/netdevice.h |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index c79a88b..250dbc0 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2132,9 +2132,10 @@ static inline const char *netdev_name(const struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 #define netdev_printk(level, netdev, format, args...)		\
-	dev_printk(level, (netdev)->dev.parent,			\
+	({ if ((netdev)->dev.parent)				\
+		dev_printk(level, (netdev)->dev.parent,		\
 		   "%s: " format,				\
-		   netdev_name(netdev), ##args)
+		   netdev_name(netdev), ##args); })
 
 #define netdev_emerg(dev, format, args...)			\
 	netdev_printk(KERN_EMERG, dev, format, ##args)
-- 
1.6.6.1

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