Re: [PATCH RESEND] mfd: mc13xxx: Fix null pointer dereference in mc13xxx_common_init

Alexander Shiyan shc_work at mail.ru
Sat Nov 30 04:52:05 EST 2013


> On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 08:55:37AM +0400, Alexander Shiyan wrote:
> > If this driver being loaded from devicetree, the pdata is NULL.
> > This cause kernel Oops when "fsl,mc13xxx-uses-codec" and/or
> > "fsl,mc13xxx-uses-touch" properties is specified.
> > 
> > mc13xxx spi0.0: mc13783: rev: 3.3, fin: 0, fab: 0, icid: 2/0
> > Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000018
...
> > -	if (mc13xxx->flags & MC13XXX_USE_TOUCHSCREEN)
> > +	if ((mc13xxx->flags & MC13XXX_USE_CODEC) && pdata)
> 
> Why do we check for CODEC if the Touchscreen should be used?

Oops, my fault, copy/paste bug.
I'll send the corrected version.

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