When only a TX DMA channel is specified in DT, pl011_dma_probe() falls back to looking for the optional RX channel in platform data. What it doesn't do is check whether that platform data actually exists... Add the missing check to avoid crashing the kernel. Signed-off-by: Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c index c0da0cc..a4dd91a 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c @@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static void pl011_dma_probe(struct uart_amba_port *uap) /* Optionally make use of an RX channel as well */ chan = dma_request_slave_channel(dev, "rx"); - if (!chan && plat->dma_rx_param) { + if (!chan && plat && plat->dma_rx_param) { chan = dma_request_channel(mask, plat->dma_filter, plat->dma_rx_param); if (!chan) { -- 2.7.2.333.g70bd996.dirty -- 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