chan->end is tested for being NULL. However in the event that it is NULL, the subsequent assignment statement would lead to NULL pointer dereference. Thus dereferencing it only when it is not NULL. Signed-off-by: Sachin Kamat <sachin.kamat@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Based on Kukjin Kim's for-next branch. Compile tested. --- arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c | 9 +++++---- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c index db98e70..0abd1c4 100644 --- a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c +++ b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/dma.c @@ -473,12 +473,13 @@ int s3c2410_dma_enqueue(enum dma_ch channel, void *id, pr_debug("dma%d: %s: buffer %p queued onto non-empty channel\n", chan->number, __func__, buf); - if (chan->end == NULL) + if (chan->end == NULL) { pr_debug("dma%d: %s: %p not empty, and chan->end==NULL?\n", chan->number, __func__, chan); - - chan->end->next = buf; - chan->end = buf; + } else { + chan->end->next = buf; + chan->end = buf; + } } /* if necessary, update the next buffer field */ -- 1.7.4.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-samsung-soc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html