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From: Austin Kim <austindh.kim@gmail.com>
To: linux@armlinux.org.uk
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, austindh.kim@gmail.com
Subject: [PATCH] arm: kernel: add NULL pointer check in early_mem()
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2026 15:08:55 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ac9Zd3K+PQTGBZAC@adminpc-PowerEdge-R7525> (raw)

The 'early_mem' function handles memory-related boot parameters.
If the parameter 'p' is passed as NULL, it could lead to an
uninitialized or invalid memory access during parsing.

This patch adds a NULL pointer check at the beginning of the
function to return early if no argument is provided, ensuring
system stability during the early boot process.

Signed-off-by: Austin Kim <austindh.kim@gmail.com>
---
 arch/arm/kernel/setup.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
index 0bfd66c7a..b718a7df3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -830,6 +830,8 @@ static int __init early_mem(char *p)
 	u64 start;
 	char *endp;
 
+	if (!p)
+		return 1;
 	/*
 	 * If the user specifies memory size, we
 	 * blow away any automatically generated
-- 
2.34.1



             reply	other threads:[~2026-04-03  6:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-04-03  6:08 Austin Kim [this message]
2026-04-20  5:04 ` [PATCH] arm: kernel: add NULL pointer check in early_mem() Austin Kim

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