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SubjectRe: cpqphp: NULL ptr deref in cpqhpc_probe
On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:24:22 +0200
Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> we have a system where there is a pci hotplug class device to be handled
> by cpqphp, but it is not a bridge. But in cpqhpc_probe there is:
> struct pci_bus *bus;
> ...
> bus = pdev->subordinate;
> ...
> bus->max_bus_speed = PCI_SPEED_66MHz_PCIX;
>
> But as it is not a bridge, subordinate is NULL and the kernel crashes.
>
> Any idea what would be a correct fix here?
>
> The bugzilla entry is at:
> https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=609338

I don't think we have anyone actively working on CPQHPC these days.
Seems like the simple patch would be to check whether pdev->subordinate
or bus exists before using it... Have you poked around for specs on
this at all?

--
Jesse Barnes, Intel Open Source Technology Center


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