The patch titled
kvm/ia64: dereference of NULL pointer in set_pal_result()
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
kvm-ia64-dereference-of-null-pointer-in-set_pal_result.patch
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Subject: kvm/ia64: dereference of NULL pointer in set_pal_result()
From: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx>
Do not dereference a NULL pointer
Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Xiantao Zhang <xiantao.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Avi Kivity <avi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/ia64/kvm/kvm_fw.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff -puN arch/ia64/kvm/kvm_fw.c~kvm-ia64-dereference-of-null-pointer-in-set_pal_result arch/ia64/kvm/kvm_fw.c
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm_fw.c~kvm-ia64-dereference-of-null-pointer-in-set_pal_result
+++ a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm_fw.c
@@ -75,9 +75,11 @@ static void set_pal_result(struct kvm_vc
struct exit_ctl_data *p;
p = kvm_get_exit_data(vcpu);
- if (p && p->exit_reason == EXIT_REASON_PAL_CALL) {
+ if (!p)
+ return;
+ if (p->exit_reason == EXIT_REASON_PAL_CALL) {
p->u.pal_data.ret = result;
- return ;
+ return;
}
INIT_PAL_STATUS_UNIMPLEMENTED(p->u.pal_data.ret);
}
_
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powerpc-sky-cpu-redundant-or-incorrect-tests-on-unsigned.patch
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kvm-ia64-dereference-of-null-pointer-in-set_pal_result.patch
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