In tpm_eval_dsm, BUG_ON on ppi_handle is used as an assertion.
However, if ppi_handle is NULL, the kernel crashes. The patch
removes the unnecessary check.
Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@xxxxxxx>
---
v1: replaced the recovery code to completely eliminate the check,
as suggested by Jason Gunthorpe.
---
drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c
index b2dab941cb7f..603f7806f9af 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ static inline union acpi_object *
tpm_eval_dsm(acpi_handle ppi_handle, int func, acpi_object_type type,
union acpi_object *argv4, u64 rev)
{
- BUG_ON(!ppi_handle);
return acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(ppi_handle, &tpm_ppi_guid,
rev, func, argv4, type);
}
--
2.20.1
