Re: [PATCH] kobject: fix NULL pointer derefernce in kobj_child_ns_ops

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 04:25:54PM +0530, Pankaj Dubey wrote:
> We will hit NULL pointer dereference if we call
> platform_device_register_simple or platform_device_add at very early
> stage. I have observed following crash when called platform_device_add
> from "init_irq" hook of machine_desc. This patch fixes this issue and
> let system handle this case gracefully instead of kernel panic.

Is there any in-tree code that needs this "fix"?  Or can it wait for
3.18?

thanks,

greg k-h
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