When executing kexec on ppc64 tpm_class_shutdown() is called before tpm_chip_unregister() and therefore chip->ops is NULL when tpm_amd_is_rng_defective() is called. Check for chip->ops before requesting the locality in tpm_amd_is_rng_defective() to avoid a crash. Fixes: bd8621ca1510 ("tpm: Add !tpm_amd_is_rng_defective() to the hwrng_unregister() call site") Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c index cd48033b804a..bc1ec1632fd8 100644 --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c @@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static bool tpm_amd_is_rng_defective(struct tpm_chip *chip) u64 version; int ret; - if (!(chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)) + if (!chip->ops || !(chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)) return false; ret = tpm_request_locality(chip); -- 2.39.1