devm_memremap() returns an ERR_PTR() value in case of error. However, it returns NULL when memremap() failed. This causes the caller, such as the pmem driver, to proceed and oops later. Change devm_memremap() to return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO) when memremap() failed. Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@xxxxxxx> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/memremap.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/memremap.c b/kernel/memremap.c index 70ee377..3427cca 100644 --- a/kernel/memremap.c +++ b/kernel/memremap.c @@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ void *devm_memremap(struct device *dev, resource_size_t offset, if (addr) { *ptr = addr; devres_add(dev, ptr); - } else + } else { devres_free(ptr); + return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO); + } return addr; } -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>