From: Jacob Shin Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 17:49:51 +0000 (+0200) Subject: [PATCH] x86_64: Proper null pointer check in powernow_k8_get X-Git-Url: https://git.stricted.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4211a30349e8d2b724cfb4ce2584604f5e59c299;p=GitHub%2Fmt8127%2Fandroid_kernel_alcatel_ttab.git [PATCH] x86_64: Proper null pointer check in powernow_k8_get This prevents crashes on dual core system when enough ticks are lost. Replaces earlier patch by me. Cc: Dave Jones Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c index 6ba497c47df6..7c0e160a2145 100644 --- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c +++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ #define PFX "powernow-k8: " #define BFX PFX "BIOS error: " -#define VERSION "version 1.60.1" +#define VERSION "version 1.60.2" #include "powernow-k8.h" /* serialize freq changes */ @@ -910,6 +910,9 @@ static int powernowk8_target(struct cpufreq_policy *pol, unsigned targfreq, unsi unsigned int newstate; int ret = -EIO; + if (!data) + return -EINVAL; + /* only run on specific CPU from here on */ oldmask = current->cpus_allowed; set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(pol->cpu)); @@ -969,6 +972,9 @@ static int powernowk8_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *pol) { struct powernow_k8_data *data = powernow_data[pol->cpu]; + if (!data) + return -EINVAL; + return cpufreq_frequency_table_verify(pol, data->powernow_table); } @@ -1100,6 +1106,9 @@ static unsigned int powernowk8_get (unsigned int cpu) data = powernow_data[first_cpu(cpu_core_map[cpu])]; + if (!data) + return -EINVAL; + if (!data) return -EINVAL;