[for-linus][PATCH 2/5] tracing/mmiotrace: Add NULL check for mmio_trace_array in logging functions

From: Steven Rostedt

Date: Wed Jul 29 2026 - 19:58:13 EST


From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>

mmio_trace_rw() and mmio_trace_mapping() retrieve mmio_trace_array into
tr and pass it to __trace_mmiotrace_rw() and __trace_mmiotrace_map().
If these functions are invoked while mmio_trace_array is NULL (e.g. before
initialization or after disabled), accessing tr->array_buffer.buffer will
result in a NULL pointer dereference crash.

Fix this by adding an explicit NULL check for tr at the beginning of
__trace_mmiotrace_rw() and __trace_mmiotrace_map().

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/178524300062.56416.8362487250709962380.stgit@devnote2
Fixes: f984b51e0779 ("ftrace: add mmiotrace plugin")
Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.6-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c | 12 ++++++++++--
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c b/kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c
index e064ba3f28cb..df8692c2dea8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_mmiotrace.c
@@ -294,11 +294,15 @@ device_initcall(init_mmio_trace);
static void __trace_mmiotrace_rw(struct trace_array *tr,
struct mmiotrace_rw *rw)
{
- struct trace_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+ struct trace_buffer *buffer;
struct ring_buffer_event *event;
struct trace_mmiotrace_rw *entry;
unsigned int trace_ctx;

+ if (!tr)
+ return;
+
+ buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
trace_ctx = tracing_gen_ctx_flags(0);
event = trace_buffer_lock_reserve(buffer, TRACE_MMIO_RW,
sizeof(*entry), trace_ctx);
@@ -321,11 +325,15 @@ void mmio_trace_rw(struct mmiotrace_rw *rw)
static void __trace_mmiotrace_map(struct trace_array *tr,
struct mmiotrace_map *map)
{
- struct trace_buffer *buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+ struct trace_buffer *buffer;
struct ring_buffer_event *event;
struct trace_mmiotrace_map *entry;
unsigned int trace_ctx;

+ if (!tr)
+ return;
+
+ buffer = tr->array_buffer.buffer;
trace_ctx = tracing_gen_ctx_flags(0);
event = trace_buffer_lock_reserve(buffer, TRACE_MMIO_MAP,
sizeof(*entry), trace_ctx);
--
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