Re: [PATCH] gpiolib: Fix crash when exporting non-existant gpio

From: Linus Walleij
Date: Thu Aug 29 2013 - 05:52:49 EST


On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 10:48 PM, <danielfsantos@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> [ 222.961384] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at
> virtual address 00000044
> [ 222.969486] pgd = d97d0000
> [ 222.972190] [00000044] *pgd=1aaca831, *pte=00000000, *ppte=00000000
> [ 222.978483] Internal error: Oops: 17 [#1] PREEMPT ARM
> ---
> drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> index d6413b2..db7c6bb 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> @@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ static int gpio_chip_hwgpio(const struct gpio_desc *desc)
> */
> static struct gpio_desc *gpio_to_desc(unsigned gpio)
> {
> - if (WARN(!gpio_is_valid(gpio), "invalid GPIO %d\n", gpio))
> + if (WARN(!gpio_is_valid(gpio) || !gpio_desc[gpio].chip,
> + "invalid GPIO %d\n", gpio))
> return NULL;
> else
> return &gpio_desc[gpio];
> @@ -1406,8 +1407,7 @@ static int gpiod_request(struct gpio_desc *desc, const char *label)
> spin_lock_irqsave(&gpio_lock, flags);
>
> chip = desc->chip;
> - if (chip == NULL)
> - goto done;
> + BUG_ON(!chip);

It'd be good if Alexandre took a look at this.

BUG_ON() is pretty nasty, atleast replace it with
a warning.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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