Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] bus: mhi: host: Fix up null pointer access in mhi_irq_handler

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Tue Aug 30 2022 - 01:26:06 EST


Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 07:20:10PM +0300, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> > On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 08:53:58PM +0300, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> >> Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> >>
>> >> > +ath11k, Kalle
>> >> >
>> >> > On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 11:17:18AM +0800, Qiang Yu wrote:
>> >> >> The irq handler for a shared IRQ ought to be prepared for running
>> >> >> even now it's being freed. So let's check the pointer used by
>> >> >> mhi_irq_handler to avoid null pointer access since it is probably
>> >> >> released before freeing IRQ.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Signed-off-by: Qiang Yu <quic_qianyu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> >
>> >> > Reviewed-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>
>> >> This fixes the crash and my regression tests pass now, thanks. But
>> >> please see my question below.
>> >>
>> >> Tested-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>
>> >
>> > Thanks Kalle!
>>
>> I just tested v6.0-rc3 and it's still crashing. What's the plan to get
>> this fix to Linus?
>
> Sorry for the delay. Just sent the PR to Greg for including it as a fix for
> v6.0.

Excellent, thank you.

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