If platform code returns a NULL pointer to the FDT, initial_boot_params will not get set to a valid pointer and attempting to find the /chosen node in it will cause a NULL pointer dereference and the kernel to crash immediately on startup - with no output to the console. Fix this by checking that initial_boot_params is valid before using it. Fixes: 405bc8fd12f5 ("MIPS: Kernel: Implement KASLR using CONFIG_RELOCATABLE") Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 4.7+ Signed-off-by: Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/mips/kernel/relocate.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/relocate.c b/arch/mips/kernel/relocate.c index ca1cc30c0891..8810183840ca 100644 --- a/arch/mips/kernel/relocate.c +++ b/arch/mips/kernel/relocate.c @@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ static inline __init unsigned long get_random_boot(void) #if defined(CONFIG_USE_OF) /* Get any additional entropy passed in device tree */ + if (initial_boot_params) { int node, len; u64 *prop; -- 2.7.4