If the device does not exist, of_get_child_by_name() will return NULL pointer. And devm_snd_soc_register_component() does not check it. Also, I have noticed that cpcap_codec_driver has not been used yet. Therefore, it should be better to check it in order to avoid the future dereference of the NULL pointer. Fixes: f6cdf2d3445d ("ASoC: cpcap: new codec") Signed-off-by: Jiasheng Jiang <jiasheng@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- sound/soc/codecs/cpcap.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cpcap.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cpcap.c index 05bbacd0d174..f1c13f42e1c1 100644 --- a/sound/soc/codecs/cpcap.c +++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cpcap.c @@ -1667,6 +1667,8 @@ static int cpcap_codec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) { struct device_node *codec_node = of_get_child_by_name(pdev->dev.parent->of_node, "audio-codec"); + if (!codec_node) + return -ENODEV; pdev->dev.of_node = codec_node; -- 2.25.1