[PATCH] scsi: mpt2sas: mpt2sas_base.c: Fix for possible null pointer dereference

From: Rickard Strandqvist
Date: Sun May 18 2014 - 12:10:00 EST


There is otherwise a risk of a possible null pointer dereference.

Was largely found by using a static code analysis program called cppcheck.

Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
index bde63f7..7ccc7e4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_base.c
@@ -3581,7 +3581,9 @@ mpt2sas_port_enable_done(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 smid, u8 msix_index,
}
ioc->port_enable_cmds.status &= ~MPT2_CMD_PENDING;

- ioc_status = le16_to_cpu(mpi_reply->IOCStatus) & MPI2_IOCSTATUS_MASK;
+ if (mpi_reply) {
+ ioc_status = le16_to_cpu(mpi_reply->IOCStatus) & MPI2_IOCSTATUS_MASK;
+ }

if (ioc_status != MPI2_IOCSTATUS_SUCCESS)
ioc->port_enable_failed = 1;
--
1.7.10.4

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