If dws is NULL in dw_spi_host_add(), we return the error to the upper callers instead of crashing. The patch replaces BUG_ON by returning -EINVAL to the caller. Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/spi/spi-dw.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c index a92aa5cd4fbe..a160d9a141ea 100644 --- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c +++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c @@ -460,7 +460,8 @@ int dw_spi_add_host(struct device *dev, struct dw_spi *dws) struct spi_controller *master; int ret; - BUG_ON(dws == NULL); + if (!dws) + return -EINVAL; master = spi_alloc_master(dev, 0); if (!master) -- 2.17.1