__earlycon_of_table_sentinel.compatible is a char[128], not a pointer, so it will never be NULL. Checking it against NULL causes the match loop to run past the end of the array, and eventually match a bogus entry, under the following conditions: - Kernel command line specifies "earlycon" with no parameters - DT has a stdout-path pointing to a UART node - The UART driver doesn't use OF_EARLYCON_DECLARE (or maybe the console driver is compiled out) Fix this by checking to see if match->compatible is a non-empty string. Signed-off-by: Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 3.16+ --- drivers/of/fdt.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c index d1ffca8..30e97bc 100644 --- a/drivers/of/fdt.c +++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c @@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen_serial(void) if (offset < 0) return -ENODEV; - while (match->compatible) { + while (match->compatible[0]) { unsigned long addr; if (fdt_node_check_compatible(fdt, offset, match->compatible)) { match++; -- 2.1.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-serial" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html