[PATCH][next] drm/msm: Fix dereference of pointer minor before null check
From: Colin Ian King
Date: Wed Jul 30 2025 - 10:29:54 EST
Currently the pointer minor is being dereferenced before it is null
checked, leading to a potential null pointer dereference issue. Fix this
by dereferencing the pointer only after it has been null checked. Also
Replace minor->dev with dev.
Fixes: 4f89cf40d01e ("drm/msm: bail out late_init_minor() if it is not a GPU device")
Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_debugfs.c | 11 +++++++----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_debugfs.c
index bbda865addae..97dc70876442 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_debugfs.c
@@ -325,25 +325,28 @@ static struct drm_info_list msm_debugfs_list[] = {
static int late_init_minor(struct drm_minor *minor)
{
- struct drm_device *dev = minor->dev;
- struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+ struct drm_device *dev;
+ struct msm_drm_private *priv;
int ret;
if (!minor)
return 0;
+ dev = minor->dev;
+ priv = dev->dev_private;
+
if (!priv->gpu_pdev)
return 0;
ret = msm_rd_debugfs_init(minor);
if (ret) {
- DRM_DEV_ERROR(minor->dev->dev, "could not install rd debugfs\n");
+ DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev->dev, "could not install rd debugfs\n");
return ret;
}
ret = msm_perf_debugfs_init(minor);
if (ret) {
- DRM_DEV_ERROR(minor->dev->dev, "could not install perf debugfs\n");
+ DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev->dev, "could not install perf debugfs\n");
return ret;
}
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2.50.0