"dev" cannot be NULL because it is already checked before calling dma_pool_create(). Signed-off-by: Daeseok Youn <daeseok.youn@xxxxxxxxx> --- If dev can be NULL, it has NULL deferencing when kmalloc_node() is called after enabling CONFIG_NUMA. mm/dmapool.c | 26 +++++++++----------------- 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/dmapool.c b/mm/dmapool.c index c69781e..38dfcdd 100644 --- a/mm/dmapool.c +++ b/mm/dmapool.c @@ -170,24 +170,16 @@ struct dma_pool *dma_pool_create(const char *name, struct device *dev, retval->boundary = boundary; retval->allocation = allocation; - if (dev) { - int ret; + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&retval->pools); - mutex_lock(&pools_lock); - if (list_empty(&dev->dma_pools)) - ret = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_pools); - else - ret = 0; - /* note: not currently insisting "name" be unique */ - if (!ret) - list_add(&retval->pools, &dev->dma_pools); - else { - kfree(retval); - retval = NULL; - } - mutex_unlock(&pools_lock); + mutex_lock(&pools_lock); + if (list_empty(&dev->dma_pools) && + device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_pools)) { + kfree(retval); + return NULL; } else - INIT_LIST_HEAD(&retval->pools); + list_add(&retval->pools, &dev->dma_pools); + mutex_unlock(&pools_lock); return retval; } -- 1.7.4.4 -- 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>