"param" can be NULL here, so only dereference it after the check. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/drivers/dma/shdma.c b/drivers/dma/shdma.c index fb64cf3..eb6b54d 100644 --- a/drivers/dma/shdma.c +++ b/drivers/dma/shdma.c @@ -580,7 +580,6 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *sh_dmae_prep_slave_sg( sh_chan = to_sh_chan(chan); param = chan->private; - slave_addr = param->config->addr; /* Someone calling slave DMA on a public channel? */ if (!param || !sg_len) { @@ -589,6 +588,8 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *sh_dmae_prep_slave_sg( return NULL; } + slave_addr = param->config->addr; + /* * if (param != NULL), this is a successfully requested slave channel, * therefore param->config != NULL too. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html