From: "Du, Changbin" <changbinx.du@xxxxxxxxx> In cdc_ncm_bind() function, it call cdc_ncm_bind_common() to setup usb. But cdc_ncm_bind_common() may meet error and cause usbnet_disconnect() be called which calls free_netdev(net). Thus usbnet structure(alloced with net_device structure) will be freed,too. So we cannot call usbnet_link_change() if cdc_ncm_bind_common() return error. BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000078 EIP is at usbnet_link_change+0x1e/0x80 Call Trace: [<c24bc69a>] cdc_ncm_bind+0x3a/0x50 [<c24b8d32>] usbnet_probe+0x282/0x7d0 [<c2167f2c>] ? sysfs_new_dirent+0x6c/0x100 [<c2821253>] ? mutex_lock+0x13/0x40 [<c24bb278>] cdc_ncm_probe+0x8/0x10 [<c24e0ef7>] usb_probe_interface+0x187/0x2c0 [<c23caa8a>] ? driver_sysfs_add+0x6a/0x90 [<c23cb290>] ? __driver_attach+0x90/0x90 [<c23caf14>] driver_probe_device+0x74/0x360 [<c24e07b1>] ? usb_match_id+0x41/0x60 [<c24e081e>] ? usb_device_match+0x4e/0x90 [<c23cb290>] ? __driver_attach+0x90/0x90 [<c23cb2c9>] __device_attach+0x39/0x50 [<c23c93f4>] bus_for_each_drv+0x34/0x70 [<c23cae2b>] device_attach+0x7b/0x90 [<c23cb290>] ? __driver_attach+0x90/0x90 [<c23ca38f>] bus_probe_device+0x6f/0x90 [<c23c8a08>] device_add+0x558/0x630 [<c24e4821>] ? usb_create_ep_devs+0x71/0xd0 [<c24dd0db>] ? create_intf_ep_devs+0x4b/0x70 [<c24df2bf>] usb_set_configuration+0x4bf/0x800 [<c23cb290>] ? __driver_attach+0x90/0x90 [<c24e809b>] generic_probe+0x2b/0x90 [<c24e105c>] usb_probe_device+0x2c/0x70 [<c23caf14>] driver_probe_device+0x74/0x360 Signed-off-by: Du, Changbin <changbinx.du@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c | 17 +++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c index 43afde8..af37ecf 100644 --- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c +++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c @@ -603,14 +603,15 @@ static int cdc_ncm_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf) /* NCM data altsetting is always 1 */ ret = cdc_ncm_bind_common(dev, intf, 1); - - /* - * We should get an event when network connection is "connected" or - * "disconnected". Set network connection in "disconnected" state - * (carrier is OFF) during attach, so the IP network stack does not - * start IPv6 negotiation and more. - */ - usbnet_link_change(dev, 0, 0); + if (!ret) { + /* + * We should get an event when network connection is "connected" + * or "disconnected". Set network connection in "disconnected" + * state (carrier is OFF) during attach, so the IP network stack + * does not start IPv6 negotiation and more. + */ + usbnet_link_change(dev, 0, 0); + } return ret; } -- 1.8.3.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html