Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 15 Aug 2016 20:41:17 +0200 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] USB: core: of: Check device_node before parsing in usb_of_get_child_node() |
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On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 11:31:10AM -0700, Vaibhav Hiremath wrote: > In case of HUB devices connected to USB ports, we may not have DT > node representing it inside USB, and when devices connected to hub > gets enumerated, call to usb_of_get_child_node() leads to NULL pointer > dereference.
Really? That seems messed up.
> In the usecase we have, where EHCI port is connected to USB HUB > device, and downward ports of HUB are connected to further USB > devices. When those devices gets enumerated, in order, > 1. USB HUB -> > -> Call to usb_of_get_child_node() is OK, as > parent->dev.of_node is pointing to host node. > 2. Devices connected to downward port of USB HUB > -> Call to usb_of_get_child_node() leads to NULL > pointer dereference as parent->dev.of_node = NULL, > as USB HUB DTS node may be empty.
Why is the hub DTS empty? Shouldn't that be the fix here?
thanks,
greg k-h
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