Re: [PATCH] iommu/amd: Drop incorrect NULL check for iommu in alloc_irq_table()
From: Ankit Soni
Date: Wed Dec 24 2025 - 08:43:48 EST
On Mon, Dec 22, 2025 at 10:40:08PM +0530, Rakuram Eswaran wrote:
> alloc_irq_table() contains a conditional check for a NULL iommu pointer
> when computing the NUMA node, but the function dereferences iommu
> in multiple places afterwards.
>
> All callers ensure that a valid iommu pointer is passed in, and a NULL
> iommu is not expected by the current callers. Remove the incorrect
> NULL check to make the assumptions consistent and address the Smatch
> warning.
>
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/202512191724.meqJENXe-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
> Signed-off-by: Rakuram Eswaran <rakuram.e96@xxxxxxxxx>
Looks good to me.
Reviewed-by: Ankit Soni <Ankit.Soni@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> Testing note:
> Compile tested only.
>
> Build and Analysis:
> This patch was compiled against the configuration file reported by
> 0day CI in the above link (config: x86_64-randconfig-r073-20251215)
> using gcc version 15.2.0 (Ubuntu 15.2.0-4ubuntu4).
>
> Static analysis was performed with Smatch to ensure the reported warning
> no longer reproduces after applying this fix.
>
> Command using for Smatch testing:
> ~/project/smatch/smatch_scripts/kchecker ./drivers/iommu/amd/iommu.c
>
> drivers/iommu/amd/iommu.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/iommu/amd/iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/amd/iommu.c
> index 075125f0f52b..611e3ccc93d1 100644
> --- a/drivers/iommu/amd/iommu.c
> +++ b/drivers/iommu/amd/iommu.c
> @@ -3240,7 +3240,7 @@ static struct irq_remap_table *alloc_irq_table(struct amd_iommu *iommu,
> struct irq_remap_table *new_table = NULL;
> struct amd_iommu_pci_seg *pci_seg;
> unsigned long flags;
> - int nid = iommu && iommu->dev ? dev_to_node(&iommu->dev->dev) : NUMA_NO_NODE;
> + int nid = iommu->dev ? dev_to_node(&iommu->dev->dev) : NUMA_NO_NODE;
> u16 alias;
>
> spin_lock_irqsave(&iommu_table_lock, flags);
> --
> 2.51.0
>