[PATCH v4 3/9] thermal/drivers/mediatek/lvts: Fail probe if temp_factor is zero

[Laura Nao]

On 11/24/25 18:56, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> On 11/21/25 12:16, Laura Nao wrote:
>> temp_factor is used in lvts_temp_to_raw() and lvts_raw_to_temp(). If
>> platform data is incorrect and temp_factor is zero, it could cause a
>> division by zero. Fail the probe early to prevent a kernel crash.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Laura Nao <laura.nao at collabora.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/thermal/mediatek/lvts_thermal.c | 5 +++++
>>   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/thermal/mediatek/lvts_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/mediatek/lvts_thermal.c
>> index 1c54d0b75b1a..b49441d82ffd 100644
>> --- a/drivers/thermal/mediatek/lvts_thermal.c
>> +++ b/drivers/thermal/mediatek/lvts_thermal.c
>> @@ -1346,6 +1346,11 @@ static int lvts_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>>       if (irq < 0)
>>           return irq;
>>   +    if (!lvts_data->temp_factor)
>> +        return dev_err_probe(
>> +            dev, -EINVAL,
>> +            "temp_factor should never be zero; check platform data.\n");
>> + 
>
> From my POV, this is not really useful. The temp_factor is set for each version statically in the code. The scope is limited to the driver, IOW it is not a parameter other subsystems passes to the driver.
>
> If it is NULL, then shame on the submitter who did not test the driver before sending ;)
>

Ack - I'll drop the patch in the next revision.

Thanks,

Laura