Commit-ID: a015dbc110a97ed3147546a9c914f18f71d798d0
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/a015dbc110a97ed3147546a9c914f18f71d798d0
Author: John Stultz <john.stultz@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Fri, 6 May 2011 17:24:27 -0700
Committer: John Stultz <john.stultz@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Fri, 6 May 2011 18:01:02 -0700
rtc: m41t80: Initialize clientdata before registering device
Commit f44f7f96a20 ("RTC: Initialize kernel state from RTC") uncovered
an issue in a number of RTC drivers, where the drivers call
rtc_device_register before initializing the clientdata.
This frequently results in null pointer dereferences when the
rtc_device_register immediately makes use of the rtc device, calling
rtc_read_alarm.
The solution is to ensure the clientdata is initialized prior to registering
the rtc device.
CC: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: rtc-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t80.c | 5 +++--
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t80.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t80.c
index 69fe664..eda128f 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t80.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t80.c
@@ -783,6 +783,9 @@ static int m41t80_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
goto exit;
}
+ clientdata->features = id->driver_data;
+ i2c_set_clientdata(client, clientdata);
+
rtc = rtc_device_register(client->name, &client->dev,
&m41t80_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
if (IS_ERR(rtc)) {
@@ -792,8 +795,6 @@ static int m41t80_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
}
clientdata->rtc = rtc;
- clientdata->features = id->driver_data;
- i2c_set_clientdata(client, clientdata);
/* Make sure HT (Halt Update) bit is cleared */
rc = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, M41T80_REG_ALARM_HOUR);
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