From: Jiasheng Jiang > Sent: 07 January 2022 09:12 > > In linux-stable-5.15.13, this file has been removed and combined > to `drivers/ata/pata_platform.c` without this bug. > But in the older LTS kernels, like 5.10.90, this bug still exists. > As the possible failure of the devres_alloc(), the devm_ioremap() and > devm_ioport_map() may return NULL pointer. > And then, the 'base' and 'alt_base' are used in plat_ide_setup_ports(). > Therefore, it should be better to add the check in order to avoid the > dereference of the NULL pointer. > Actually, it introduced the bug from commit 8cb1f567f4c0 > ("ide: Platform IDE driver") and we can know from the commit message > that it tended to be similar to the `drivers/ata/pata_platform.c`. > But actually, even the first time pata_platform was built, > commit a20c9e820864 ("[PATCH] ata: Generic platform_device libata driver"), > there was no the bug, as there was a check after the ioremap(). > So possibly the bug was caused by ide itself. > > Fixes: 8cb1f567f4c0 ("ide: Platform IDE driver") > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx#5.10.90 > Signed-off-by: Jiasheng Jiang <jiasheng@xxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > Changelog > > v1 -> v2 > > * Change 1. Correct the fixes tag and commit message. > --- > drivers/ide/ide_platform.c | 4 ++++ > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide_platform.c b/drivers/ide/ide_platform.c > index 91639fd6c276..5500c5afb3ca 100644 > --- a/drivers/ide/ide_platform.c > +++ b/drivers/ide/ide_platform.c > @@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ static int plat_ide_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) > alt_base = devm_ioport_map(&pdev->dev, > res_alt->start, resource_size(res_alt)); > } > + if (!base || !!alt_base) { > + ret = -ENOMEM; > + goto out; > + } That !!alt_base doesn't look right. Without looking at the rest of the code maybe: if (!base && !alt_base) may be correct. It also rather makes me wonder about the actual failure return value. If devm_ioport_map() returns a 'port number' for inb()/outb() then zero is technically a valid value! David - Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)