From: Jon Hunter <jonathanh-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> To: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>, LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> Cc: gnurou-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, ldewangan-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, swarren-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org, wsa-z923LK4zBo2bacvFa/9K2g@public.gmane.org, linux-i2c-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-tegra-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: tegra: fix a possible NULL dereference Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:40:56 +0000 [thread overview] Message-ID: <564496E8.60106@nvidia.com> (raw) In-Reply-To: <20151112122923.GA31671@ulmo> On 12/11/15 12:29, Thierry Reding wrote: > * PGP Signed by an unknown key > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 08:26:03AM +0100, LABBE Corentin wrote: >> of_match_device could return NULL, and so cause a NULL pointer > > No. There is no way that of_match_device() can ever fail. The driver > core uses the same table to match the OF device to the driver, so the > only case where of_match_device() would return NULL is if no match was > found, in which case the tegra_i2c_probe() function would never have > been called in the first place. Right and so ... >> dereference later at line 809: >> i2c_dev->hw = match->data; >> >> Signed-off-by: LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> >> --- >> drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c | 3 +++ >> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c >> index a0522fc..c803551 100644 >> --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c >> +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c >> @@ -806,7 +806,10 @@ static int tegra_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) >> >> if (pdev->dev.of_node) { Can we get rid of this if-statement? Jon
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From: Jon Hunter <jonathanh@nvidia.com> To: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>, LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie@gmail.com> Cc: <gnurou@gmail.com>, <ldewangan@nvidia.com>, <swarren@wwwdotorg.org>, <wsa@the-dreams.de>, <linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-tegra@vger.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: tegra: fix a possible NULL dereference Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:40:56 +0000 [thread overview] Message-ID: <564496E8.60106@nvidia.com> (raw) In-Reply-To: <20151112122923.GA31671@ulmo> On 12/11/15 12:29, Thierry Reding wrote: > * PGP Signed by an unknown key > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 08:26:03AM +0100, LABBE Corentin wrote: >> of_match_device could return NULL, and so cause a NULL pointer > > No. There is no way that of_match_device() can ever fail. The driver > core uses the same table to match the OF device to the driver, so the > only case where of_match_device() would return NULL is if no match was > found, in which case the tegra_i2c_probe() function would never have > been called in the first place. Right and so ... >> dereference later at line 809: >> i2c_dev->hw = match->data; >> >> Signed-off-by: LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie@gmail.com> >> --- >> drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c | 3 +++ >> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c >> index a0522fc..c803551 100644 >> --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c >> +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-tegra.c >> @@ -806,7 +806,10 @@ static int tegra_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) >> >> if (pdev->dev.of_node) { Can we get rid of this if-statement? Jon
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-11-12 13:40 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2015-11-12 7:26 [PATCH] i2c: tegra: fix a possible NULL dereference LABBE Corentin 2015-11-12 12:29 ` Thierry Reding 2015-11-12 12:54 ` LABBE Corentin 2015-11-12 13:28 ` Thierry Reding 2015-11-12 13:28 ` Thierry Reding 2015-11-12 13:45 ` Uwe Kleine-König [not found] ` <20151112134519.GJ24008-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org> 2015-11-12 13:55 ` Thierry Reding 2015-11-12 13:55 ` Thierry Reding 2015-11-12 14:54 ` LABBE Corentin 2015-11-12 16:14 ` Thierry Reding 2015-11-12 16:14 ` Thierry Reding 2016-01-23 11:07 ` Wolfram Sang 2016-01-23 11:07 ` Wolfram Sang 2016-01-23 10:56 ` Wolfram Sang 2016-01-23 10:56 ` Wolfram Sang 2015-11-12 13:40 ` Jon Hunter [this message] 2015-11-12 13:40 ` Jon Hunter 2015-11-12 13:55 ` Thierry Reding
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