of_match_device could return NULL, and so cause a NULL pointer dereference later at line 850: mdma->soc = match->data; For fixing this problem, we use of_device_get_match_data(), this will simplify the code a little by using a standard function for getting the match data. Reported-by: coverity (CID 1324134) Signed-off-by: LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/dma/img-mdc-dma.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/dma/img-mdc-dma.c b/drivers/dma/img-mdc-dma.c index a4c53be..624f1e1 100644 --- a/drivers/dma/img-mdc-dma.c +++ b/drivers/dma/img-mdc-dma.c @@ -861,7 +861,6 @@ static int mdc_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) { struct mdc_dma *mdma; struct resource *res; - const struct of_device_id *match; unsigned int i; u32 val; int ret; @@ -871,8 +870,7 @@ static int mdc_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) return -ENOMEM; platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mdma); - match = of_match_device(mdc_dma_of_match, &pdev->dev); - mdma->soc = match->data; + mdma->soc = of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev); res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0); mdma->regs = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res); -- 2.7.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe dmaengine" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html