Fix a NULL pointer dereference panic in cpuidle_play_dead() during
CPU off-lining when no cpuidle driver is registered. A cpuidle
driver may be registered at boot-time based on CPU type. This patch
allows an off-lined CPU to enter HLT-based idle in this condition.
Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@amd.com>
Reviewed-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Tested-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
/**
* cpuidle_play_dead - cpu off-lining
*
- * Only returns in case of an error
+ * Returns in case of an error or no driver
*/
int cpuidle_play_dead(void)
{
int i, dead_state = -1;
int power_usage = -1;
+ if (!drv)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
/* Find lowest-power state that supports long-term idle */
for (i = CPUIDLE_DRIVER_STATE_START; i < drv->state_count; i++) {
struct cpuidle_state *s = &drv->states[i];