Re: [patch] intel_ips: potential null dereference

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On Sun, 8 Aug 2010 00:01:12 +0200
Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There is a potential NULL dereference of "limits."  We can just return
> NULL earlier to avoid it.  The caller already handles NULL returns.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_ips.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_ips.c
> index afe82e5..c908048 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_ips.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_ips.c
> @@ -1342,8 +1342,10 @@ static struct ips_mcp_limits *ips_detect_cpu(struct ips_driver *ips)
>  		limits = &ips_lv_limits;
>  	else if (strstr(boot_cpu_data.x86_model_id, "CPU       U"))
>  		limits = &ips_ulv_limits;
> -	else
> +	else {
>  		dev_info(&ips->dev->dev, "No CPUID match found.\n");
> +		goto out;
> +	}
>  
>  	rdmsrl(TURBO_POWER_CURRENT_LIMIT, turbo_power);
>  	tdp = turbo_power & TURBO_TDP_MASK;

Yep, good idea to catch this case.

Reviewed-by: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Jesse Barnes, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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