Re: [PATCH 00/20] hwmon: check return value after calling platform_get_resource()

[Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 4/22/22 02:11, Yang Yingliang wrote:
> This patcheset add check after calling platform_get_resource to avoid null-ptr-deref
> in drivers/hwmon/.
>
> Yang Yingliang (20):
>    hwmon: (abituguru) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (abituguru3) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (dme1737) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (f71805f) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (f71882fg) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (it87) check return value after calling platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (lm78) check return value after calling platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (nct6683) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (nct6775) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (sch5627) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (sch5636) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (sis5595) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (smsc47b397) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (smsc47m1) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (via686a) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (vt1211) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (vt8231) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (w83627ehf) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (w83627hf) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>    hwmon: (w83781d) check return value after calling
>      platform_get_resource()
>
>   drivers/hwmon/abituguru.c  | 6 +++++-
>   drivers/hwmon/abituguru3.c | 6 +++++-
>   drivers/hwmon/dme1737.c    | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/f71805f.c    | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/f71882fg.c   | 6 +++++-
>   drivers/hwmon/it87.c       | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/lm78.c       | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/nct6683.c    | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/nct6775.c    | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/sch5627.c    | 6 +++++-
>   drivers/hwmon/sch5636.c    | 6 +++++-
>   drivers/hwmon/sis5595.c    | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/smsc47m1.c   | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/via686a.c    | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/vt1211.c     | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/vt8231.c     | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c  | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c   | 2 ++
>   drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c    | 2 ++
>   20 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

This series solves a problem which does not exist in reality and is only theoretic.
The devices are instantiated from their init functions which always adds the resource.
Please do not submit such patches.

Guenter