[PATCH] riscv: cpuinfo: Fix NULL dereference and inconsistent error code

From: Mohamed Ayman

Date: Sat May 02 2026 - 12:18:18 EST


Fix a potential NULL pointer dereference in c_show() by ensuring
the device tree node returned by of_get_cpu_node() is checked before use.

Also replace a non-standard return value (-1) in
riscv_of_parent_hartid() with -ENODEV to follow Linux kernel
conventions for "not found" error returns.

Both issues improve robustness and consistency with existing RISC-V CPU info handling code.

v2: Add missing Signed-off-by

Signed-off-by: Mohamed Ayman <mohamedaymanworkspace@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/riscv/kernel/cpu.c | 13 +++++++------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu.c
index 3dbc8cc557dd..e0bc7526861f 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int riscv_of_parent_hartid(struct device_node *node, unsigned long *hartid)
}
}

- return -1;
+ return -ENODEV;
}

unsigned long __init riscv_get_marchid(void)
@@ -348,12 +348,13 @@ static int c_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)

if (acpi_disabled) {
node = of_get_cpu_node(cpu_id, NULL);
+ if (node) {
+ if (!of_property_read_string(node, "compatible", &compat) &&
+ strcmp(compat, "riscv"))
+ seq_printf(m, "uarch\t\t: %s\n", compat);

- if (!of_property_read_string(node, "compatible", &compat) &&
- strcmp(compat, "riscv"))
- seq_printf(m, "uarch\t\t: %s\n", compat);
-
- of_node_put(node);
+ of_node_put(node);
+ }
}

seq_printf(m, "mvendorid\t: 0x%lx\n", ci->mvendorid);
--
2.34.1