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[PATCH] mfd: add null check before pointer dereference

Started by"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com>
First post2017-05-24 11:00 +0200
Last post2017-05-24 13:00 +0200
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  [PATCH] mfd: add null check before pointer dereference "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com> - 2017-05-24 11:00 +0200
    [PATCH v2] mfd: wm831x: add null check before pointer dereference "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com> - 2017-05-24 11:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v2] mfd: wm831x: add null check before pointer dereference Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-05-24 13:00 +0200

#1649323 — [PATCH] mfd: add null check before pointer dereference

From"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com>
Date2017-05-24 11:00 +0200
Subject[PATCH] mfd: add null check before pointer dereference
Message-ID<tKA9r-8rl-13@gated-at.bofh.it>
Add NULL check before dereferencing pointer of_id in order to avoid
a potential NULL pointer dereference.

Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1408829
Cc: Charles Keepax <ckeepax@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@embeddedor.com>
---
 drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c
index 781af06..2d48f41 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ static int wm831x_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
 	if (i2c->dev.of_node) {
 		of_id = of_match_device(wm831x_of_match, &i2c->dev);
+		if (!of_id) {
+			dev_err(&i2c->dev, "Failed to find matching id\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		type = (enum wm831x_parent)of_id->data;
 	} else {
 		type = (enum wm831x_parent)id->driver_data;
-- 
2.5.0

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#1649368 — [PATCH v2] mfd: wm831x: add null check before pointer dereference

From"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com>
Date2017-05-24 11:30 +0200
Subject[PATCH v2] mfd: wm831x: add null check before pointer dereference
Message-ID<tKAMa-tv-17@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1649323
Add NULL check before dereferencing pointer of_id in order to avoid
a potential NULL pointer dereference.

Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1408829
Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
Cc: Charles Keepax <ckeepax@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@embeddedor.com>
---
Changes in v2:
 Update error log and return value.

 drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c
index 781af06..bed66d8 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ static int wm831x_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
 	if (i2c->dev.of_node) {
 		of_id = of_match_device(wm831x_of_match, &i2c->dev);
+		if (!of_id) {
+			dev_err(&i2c->dev, "Failed to match device\n");
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
 		type = (enum wm831x_parent)of_id->data;
 	} else {
 		type = (enum wm831x_parent)id->driver_data;
-- 
2.5.0

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#1649461 — Re: [PATCH v2] mfd: wm831x: add null check before pointer dereference

FromLee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
Date2017-05-24 13:00 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] mfd: wm831x: add null check before pointer dereference
Message-ID<tKCbg-1hF-25@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1649368
On Wed, 24 May 2017, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:

> Add NULL check before dereferencing pointer of_id in order to avoid
> a potential NULL pointer dereference.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1408829
> Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
> Cc: Charles Keepax <ckeepax@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@embeddedor.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
>  Update error log and return value.
> 
>  drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

Applied, thanks.

> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c
> index 781af06..bed66d8 100644
> --- a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c
> +++ b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-i2c.c
> @@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ static int wm831x_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
>  
>  	if (i2c->dev.of_node) {
>  		of_id = of_match_device(wm831x_of_match, &i2c->dev);
> +		if (!of_id) {
> +			dev_err(&i2c->dev, "Failed to match device\n");
> +			return -ENODEV;
> +		}
>  		type = (enum wm831x_parent)of_id->data;
>  	} else {
>  		type = (enum wm831x_parent)id->driver_data;

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Linaro STMicroelectronics Landing Team Lead
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