Smatch reports: sh_css_load_firmware() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'fw_data' The variable fw_data can be NULL in sh_css_load_firmware, resulting in NULL pointer dereference. Fix this by moving the sanity checks before variable dereferences. Signed-off-by: Dongliang Mu <dzm91@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_firmware.c | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_firmware.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_firmware.c index e7ef578db8ab..38b757c3df0a 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_firmware.c +++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css_firmware.c @@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ sh_css_load_firmware(struct device *dev, const char *fw_data, struct sh_css_fw_bi_file_h *file_header; int ret; + /* some sanity checks */ + if (!fw_data || fw_size < sizeof(struct sh_css_fw_bi_file_h)) + return -EINVAL; + firmware_header = (struct firmware_header *)fw_data; file_header = &firmware_header->file_header; binaries = &firmware_header->binary_header; @@ -243,10 +247,6 @@ sh_css_load_firmware(struct device *dev, const char *fw_data, IA_CSS_LOG("successfully load firmware version %s", release_version); } - /* some sanity checks */ - if (!fw_data || fw_size < sizeof(struct sh_css_fw_bi_file_h)) - return -EINVAL; - if (file_header->h_size != sizeof(struct sh_css_fw_bi_file_h)) return -EINVAL; -- 2.34.1