[PATCH 035/139] rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix NULL dereference BUG when using new_id

From: Luis Henriques
Date: Thu Feb 28 2013 - 10:16:34 EST


3.5.7.7 -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

commit 957f4aca5fa0db69635271bc4621cc0b65b2d590 upstream.

When the new_id entry in /sysfs is used for a foreign USB device, rtlwifi
BUGS with a NULL pointer dereference because the per-driver configuration
data is not available. The probe function has been restructured as
suggested by Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[ luis: adjust context ]
Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/sw.c | 8 +++++++-
drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c | 5 +++--
drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.h | 3 ++-
3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/sw.c
index b7e6607..6f4f9aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/sw.c
@@ -363,9 +363,15 @@ static struct usb_device_id rtl8192c_usb_ids[] = {

MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, rtl8192c_usb_ids);

+static int rtl8192cu_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
+ const struct usb_device_id *id)
+{
+ return rtl_usb_probe(intf, id, &rtl92cu_hal_cfg);
+}
+
static struct usb_driver rtl8192cu_driver = {
.name = "rtl8192cu",
- .probe = rtl_usb_probe,
+ .probe = rtl8192cu_probe,
.disconnect = rtl_usb_disconnect,
.id_table = rtl8192c_usb_ids,

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
index 17cd028..c03a018 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
@@ -935,7 +935,8 @@ static struct rtl_intf_ops rtl_usb_ops = {
};

int __devinit rtl_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
- const struct usb_device_id *id)
+ const struct usb_device_id *id,
+ struct rtl_hal_cfg *rtl_hal_cfg)
{
int err;
struct ieee80211_hw *hw = NULL;
@@ -970,7 +971,7 @@ int __devinit rtl_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
usb_set_intfdata(intf, hw);
/* init cfg & intf_ops */
rtlpriv->rtlhal.interface = INTF_USB;
- rtlpriv->cfg = (struct rtl_hal_cfg *)(id->driver_info);
+ rtlpriv->cfg = rtl_hal_cfg;
rtlpriv->intf_ops = &rtl_usb_ops;
rtl_dbgp_flag_init(hw);
/* Init IO handler */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.h
index 43846b3..b1a9cb2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.h
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ struct rtl_usb_priv {


int __devinit rtl_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
- const struct usb_device_id *id);
+ const struct usb_device_id *id,
+ struct rtl_hal_cfg *rtl92cu_hal_cfg);
void rtl_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf);
int rtl_usb_suspend(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf, pm_message_t message);
int rtl_usb_resume(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf);
--
1.8.1.2

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