When ivtv PCM device is accessed at the state where no firmware is loaded, it oopses like: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000050 IP: [<ffffffffa049a881>] try_mailbox.isra.0+0x11/0x50 [ivtv] Call Trace: [<ffffffffa049aa20>] ivtv_api_call+0x160/0x6b0 [ivtv] [<ffffffffa049af86>] ivtv_api+0x16/0x40 [ivtv] [<ffffffffa049b10c>] ivtv_vapi+0xac/0xc0 [ivtv] [<ffffffffa049d40d>] ivtv_start_v4l2_encode_stream+0x19d/0x630 [ivtv] [<ffffffffa0530653>] snd_ivtv_pcm_capture_open+0x173/0x1c0 [ivtv_alsa] [<ffffffffa04526f1>] snd_pcm_open_substream+0x51/0x100 [snd_pcm] [<ffffffffa0452853>] snd_pcm_open+0xb3/0x260 [snd_pcm] [<ffffffffa0452a37>] snd_pcm_capture_open+0x37/0x50 [snd_pcm] [<ffffffffa033f557>] snd_open+0xa7/0x1e0 [snd] [<ffffffff8118a628>] chrdev_open+0x88/0x1d0 [<ffffffff811840be>] do_dentry_open+0x1de/0x270 [<ffffffff81193a73>] do_last+0x1c3/0xec0 [<ffffffff81194826>] path_openat+0xb6/0x670 [<ffffffff81195b65>] do_filp_open+0x35/0x80 [<ffffffff81185449>] do_sys_open+0x129/0x210 [<ffffffff815b782d>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f This patch adds the check of firmware at PCM open callback like other open callbacks of this driver. Bugzilla: https://apibugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875440 Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c index e1863dbf4edc..7a9b98bc208b 100644 --- a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c +++ b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c @@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ static int snd_ivtv_pcm_capture_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream) /* Instruct the CX2341[56] to start sending packets */ snd_ivtv_lock(itvsc); + + if (ivtv_init_on_first_open(itv)) { + snd_ivtv_unlock(itvsc); + return -ENXIO; + } + s = &itv->streams[IVTV_ENC_STREAM_TYPE_PCM]; v4l2_fh_init(&item.fh, s->vdev); -- 1.9.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html