Re: [stable] [PATCH v2] pch_phub: Don't oops if dmi_get_system_inforeturns NULL

[Greg KH]

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 09:05:24AM +0200, Alexander Stein wrote:
> If dmi_get_system_info() returns NULL, pch_phub_probe() will
> dereferencea a zero pointer.
> 
> This oops was observed on an Atom based board which has no BIOS, but
> a bootloder which doesn't privde DMI data.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> * Adjust summary
> * Commit message is more verbose
> 
>  drivers/misc/pch_phub.c |    5 ++++-
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

<formletter>

This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
for how to do this properly.

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