snd_soc_of_parse_card_name() may be called before card->dev has been set, which results in a kernel panic. Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000210 PC is at snd_soc_of_parse_card_name+0x18/0x54 LR is at snow_probe+0x5c/0xd4 Add an error check in snd_soc_of_parse_card_name() to take care of this case and print out a message in case of error. Signed-off-by: Tushar Behera <tushar.b@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- sound/soc/soc-core.c | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c index c4db07f..2e4bdc0 100644 --- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c +++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c @@ -4391,9 +4391,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_unregister_codec); int snd_soc_of_parse_card_name(struct snd_soc_card *card, const char *propname) { - struct device_node *np = card->dev->of_node; + struct device_node *np; int ret; + if (!card->dev) { + pr_err("card->dev is not set before calling %s\n", __func__); + return -EINVAL; + } + + np = card->dev->of_node; + ret = of_property_read_string_index(np, propname, 0, &card->name); /* * EINVAL means the property does not exist. This is fine providing -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html