[PATCH 1/6] kdb: Fix smatch warning on dbg_io_ops->is_console

From: Jason Wessel
Date: Thu Mar 29 2012 - 18:49:25 EST


The Smatch tool warned that the change from commit b8adde8dd
(kdb: Avoid using dbg_io_ops until it is initialized) should
add another null check later in the kdb_printf().

It is worth noting that the second use of dbg_io_ops->is_console
is protected by the KDB_PAGER state variable which would only
get set when kdb is fully active and initialized. If we
ever encounter changes or defects in the KDB_PAGER state
we do not want to crash the kernel in a kdb_printf/printk.

CC: Tim Bird <tim.bird@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
index 9b5f17d..bb9520f 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ kdb_printit:
kdb_input_flush();
c = console_drivers;

- if (!dbg_io_ops->is_console) {
+ if (dbg_io_ops && !dbg_io_ops->is_console) {
len = strlen(moreprompt);
cp = moreprompt;
while (len--) {
--
1.7.9.4

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