Re: [PATCH v2] intel_th: core: fix null pointer dereference in intel_th_irq

[David Arcari]

Hi,

On 11/19/25 7:55 AM, Markus Elfring wrote:
> > In certain cases intel_th_irq can reference a null entry in
> > the th->thdev array.  This results in the splat shown below.
> > The problem is that intel_th_output_enable() can modify the
> > thdev[] array at the same time intel_th_irq is referencing
> > the same array.  This can be fixed by disabling interrupts
> > during the call to intel_th_output_enable().
>
> 1. Would another imperative wording become helpful for an improved change description?
>     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.18-rc6#n94

I feel like the description explains the problem well. However, do you 
have alternate wording you would like to suggest?

> 2. You may occasionally put more than 60 characters into text lines
>     of such a change description.
I can redo the body of the commit and submit a v3 if the maintainer is 
interested in applying a patch of this nature.

> 3. Would a summary phrase like “Prevent null pointer dereference
>     in intel_th_output_enable()” be more appropriate?
The null pointer deference occurs in intel_th_irq. So I could change it 
to "Prevent null pointer dererference in intel_th_irq".

Before I do anything else with this patch I'd like to hear back from 
Alexander. There's no reason to refactor a patch that won't be committed.

Thanks,
-DA

> Regards,
> Markus