From: Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> eeepc_hotk_notify() cannot be called with ehotk == NULL or bd == NULL. We check both variables for allocation failure and would bail out before the notifier is registered. Signed-off-by: Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c | 42 +++++++++++++++------------------- 1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c index abd7389..f6b7796 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-laptop.c @@ -662,12 +662,11 @@ static int notify_brn(void) { /* returns the *previous* brightness, or -1 */ struct backlight_device *bd = eeepc_backlight_device; - if (bd) { - int old = bd->props.brightness; - backlight_force_update(bd, BACKLIGHT_UPDATE_HOTKEY); - return old; - } - return -1; + int old = bd->props.brightness; + + backlight_force_update(bd, BACKLIGHT_UPDATE_HOTKEY); + + return old; } static int eeepc_get_adapter_status(struct hotplug_slot *hotplug_slot, @@ -741,8 +740,6 @@ static void eeepc_hotk_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event) u16 count; int brn = -ENODEV; - if (!ehotk) - return; if (event > ACPI_MAX_SYS_NOTIFY) return; if (event >= NOTIFY_BRN_MIN && event <= NOTIFY_BRN_MAX) @@ -753,21 +750,20 @@ static void eeepc_hotk_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event) dev_name(&ehotk->device->dev), event, count); if (ehotk->inputdev) { - if (brn != -ENODEV) { - /* brightness-change events need special - * handling for conversion to key events - */ - if (brn < 0) - brn = event; - else - brn += NOTIFY_BRN_MIN; - if (event < brn) - event = NOTIFY_BRN_MIN; /* brightness down */ - else if (event > brn) - event = NOTIFY_BRN_MIN + 2; /* ... up */ - else - event = NOTIFY_BRN_MIN + 1; /* ... unchanged */ - } + /* brightness-change events need special + * handling for conversion to key events + */ + if (brn < 0) + brn = event; + else + brn += NOTIFY_BRN_MIN; + if (event < brn) + event = NOTIFY_BRN_MIN; /* brightness down */ + else if (event > brn) + event = NOTIFY_BRN_MIN + 2; /* ... up */ + else + event = NOTIFY_BRN_MIN + 1; /* ... unchanged */ + key = eepc_get_entry_by_scancode(event); if (key) { switch (key->type) { -- 1.6.5.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html