Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: idxd: Fix dereference on uninitialized pointer conf_dev

["Colin King (gmail)" <colin.i.king@gmail.com>]

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On 11/08/2025 11:16, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 10:58:36AM +0100, Colin Ian King wrote:
>> Currently if the allocation for wq fails on the initial iteration in
>> the setup loop the error exit path to err will call put_device on
>> an uninitialized pointer conf_dev. Fix this by initializing conf_dev
>> to NULL, note that put_device will ignore a NULL device pointer so no
>> null pointer dereference issues occur on this call.
>>
>> Fixes: 3fd2f4bc010c ("dmaengine: idxd: fix memory leak in error handling path of idxd_setup_wqs")
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@gmail.com>
>> ---
> 
> No.  This isn't the right fix.  I basically wrote out the correct fix
> in my bug report:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/aDQt3_rZjX-VuHJW@stanley.mountain/
> Shuai Xue sent a fix as well but that patch wasn't right either but I
> didn't review it until now.
> 
> It's easiest if I send the fix and give you Reported-by credit.
> 
> regards,
> dan carpenter
> 

Thanks Dan, always appreciate your input to these issues.

Colin

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