From: helgaas@kernel.org (Bjorn Helgaas)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] Fix NULL ptr dereference in pci_bus_assign_domain_nr() on ARM
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 11:35:22 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160303173522.GA9189@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m337sapw89.fsf@t19.piap.pl>
Hi Krzysztof,
On Tue, Mar 01, 2016 at 07:07:18AM +0100, Krzysztof Ha?asa wrote:
> Many ARM platforms use a wrapper:
> /*
> * Compatibility wrapper for older platforms that do not care about
> * passing the parent device.
> */
> static inline void pci_common_init(struct hw_pci *hw)
> {
> pci_common_init_dev(NULL, hw);
> }
>
> which means that pci_bus_assign_domain_nr() can be called without
> a parent. This patch fixes the NULL pointer dereference.
What exactly is the impact of this? Does this fix need to be in v4.5?
It sounds like it should be, but I need a little more detailed
justification, e.g., "platforms X, Y, Z don't boot at all without
this change."
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Ha?asa <khalasa@piap.pl>
> Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
> index 602eb42..f89db3a 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
> @@ -4772,8 +4772,10 @@ int pci_get_new_domain_nr(void)
> void pci_bus_assign_domain_nr(struct pci_bus *bus, struct device *parent)
> {
> static int use_dt_domains = -1;
> - int domain = of_get_pci_domain_nr(parent->of_node);
> + int domain = -1;
>
> + if (parent)
> + domain = of_get_pci_domain_nr(parent->of_node);
> /*
> * Check DT domain and use_dt_domains values.
> *
>
> --
> Krzysztof Halasa
>
> Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements PIAP
> Al. Jerozolimskie 202, 02-486 Warsaw, Poland
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-03-03 17:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-03-01 6:07 [PATCH] Fix NULL ptr dereference in pci_bus_assign_domain_nr() on ARM Krzysztof Hałasa
2016-03-03 17:35 ` Bjorn Helgaas [this message]
2016-03-04 6:13 ` Krzysztof Hałasa
2016-03-04 16:27 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2016-03-07 13:54 ` Krzysztof Hałasa
2016-03-07 22:33 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2016-03-08 3:01 ` Lorenzo Pieralisi
2016-03-08 4:24 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2016-03-08 10:49 ` Lorenzo Pieralisi
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