[PATCH next] Drivers: hv: mshv: Prevent potential NULL dereference
From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Fri Mar 21 2025 - 10:38:02 EST
Move the NULL check on "partition" before the dereference.
Fixes: f5288d14069b ("Drivers: hv: Introduce mshv_root module to expose /dev/mshv to VMMs")
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hv/mshv_synic.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hv/mshv_synic.c b/drivers/hv/mshv_synic.c
index a3daedd680ff..88949beb5e37 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/mshv_synic.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/mshv_synic.c
@@ -151,13 +151,12 @@ static bool mshv_async_call_completion_isr(struct hv_message *msg)
rcu_read_lock();
partition = mshv_partition_find(partition_id);
- partition->async_hypercall_status = async_msg->status;
-
if (unlikely(!partition)) {
pr_debug("failed to find partition %llu\n", partition_id);
goto unlock_out;
}
+ partition->async_hypercall_status = async_msg->status;
complete(&partition->async_hypercall);
handled = true;
--
2.47.2