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Re: [PATCH] char: tmp: fix potential null pointer dereference

From Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH] char: tmp: fix potential null pointer dereference
Date 2017-06-13 20:10 +0200
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On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 05:25:44PM -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> Hi Jarkko,
> 
> Please, see my comments below
> 
> Quoting Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com>:
> 
> > On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 04:51:23PM -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> > > NULL check at line 147: if (chip) {, implies chip might be NULL.
> > > Function dev_get_drvdata() dereference pointer chip.
> > > Move pointer priv assignment inside the IF block that checks
> > > pointer chip.
> > > 
> > > Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1397646
> > > Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@embeddedor.com>
> > 
> > It cannot be.
> > 
> 
> I got it.
> 
> > /Jarkko
> > 
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c | 3 ++-
> > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c
> > > index 0d322ab..0826efd 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c
> > > @@ -142,9 +142,10 @@ static struct platform_device *pdev;
> > >  static void atml_plat_remove(void)
> > >  {
> > >  	struct tpm_chip *chip = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
> > > -	struct tpm_atmel_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&chip->dev);
> > > +	struct tpm_atmel_priv *priv;
> > > 
> > >  	if (chip) {
> 
> So, this NULL check could be removed?

Yes, this would be right way to fix it.

/Jarkko

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Re: [PATCH] char: tmp: fix potential null pointer dereference "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com> - 2017-06-13 01:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] char: tmp: fix potential null pointer dereference Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com> - 2017-06-13 20:10 +0200
    [PATCH] char: tpm: remove unnecessary NULL check "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com> - 2017-06-13 22:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] char: tpm: remove unnecessary NULL check Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com> - 2017-06-14 11:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] char: tpm: remove unnecessary NULL check Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com> - 2017-06-19 02:40 +0200

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