On 05/20/2014 03:07 AM, Rickard Strandqvist wrote: > There is otherwise a risk of a possible null pointer dereference. > > Was largely found by using a static code analysis program called cppcheck. > > Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > sound/soc/samsung/dma.c | 10 ++++++---- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/dma.c b/sound/soc/samsung/dma.c > index dc09b71..1d9bcaa 100644 > --- a/sound/soc/samsung/dma.c > +++ b/sound/soc/samsung/dma.c > @@ -115,17 +115,19 @@ static void dma_enqueue(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream) > static void audio_buffdone(void *data) > { > struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = data; > - struct runtime_data *prtd = substream->runtime->private_data; > + struct runtime_data *prtd = NULL; I am not sure if this check is required as audio_buffdone() is set as a callback function with known valid parameter during dma_enqueue(). > > pr_debug("Entered %s\n", __func__); > > - if (prtd->state & ST_RUNNING) { > + if (substream) > + prtd = substream->runtime->private_data; > + > + if (prtd && prtd->state & ST_RUNNING) { ditto as above > prtd->dma_pos += prtd->dma_period; > if (prtd->dma_pos >= prtd->dma_end) > prtd->dma_pos = prtd->dma_start; > > - if (substream) > - snd_pcm_period_elapsed(substream); > + snd_pcm_period_elapsed(substream); This check certainly can be removed as snd_pcm_period_elapsed() also checks the validity of the argument. -- Tushar Behera -- 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