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lib: logic_pio: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference

PATCH New Gustavo A. R. Silva 1 participant 1 message Apr 3, 2018 Library code

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PATCH 1/1 lib: logic_pio: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference

new_range is being dereferenced before it is null checked, hence there is a potential null pointer dereference.

Fix this by moving the pointer dereference after new_range has been properly null checked.

Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1466163 ("Dereference before null check")

Fixes 0a7198426259 ("lib: Add generic PIO mapping method")
---
 lib/logic_pio.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
lib/logic_pio.c +5 -2
index 29cedea..30dfdce 100644
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(io_range_mutex);
 int logic_pio_register_range(struct logic_pio_hwaddr *new_range)
 {
 	struct logic_pio_hwaddr *range;
-	resource_size_t start = new_range->hw_start;
-	resource_size_t end = new_range->hw_start + new_range->size;
+	resource_size_t start;
+	resource_size_t end;
 	resource_size_t mmio_sz = 0;
 	resource_size_t iio_sz = MMIO_UPPER_LIMIT;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ int logic_pio_register_range(struct logic_pio_hwaddr *new_range)
 	if (!new_range || !new_range->fwnode || !new_range->size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	start = new_range->hw_start;
+	end = new_range->hw_start + new_range->size;
+
 	mutex_lock(&io_range_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(range, &io_range_list, list) {
 		if (range->fwnode == new_range->fwnode) {
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