Re: [syzbot] [dm?] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference in dm_bufio_client_create

From: syzbot

Date: Thu Nov 05 2026 - 07:21:33 EST


Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue:

Reported-by: syzbot+41e0d7cdfb1ecfc4a007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tested-by: syzbot+41e0d7cdfb1ecfc4a007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Tested on:

commit: abf8c334 Merge tag 'spi-fix-v7.4-merge-window' of git:..
git tree: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=106751ed580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=b38f05ed2b645c41
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=41e0d7cdfb1ecfc4a007
compiler: arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.44
userspace arch: arm
patch: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=1228c98d580000

Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.