[PATCH] genirq: check irq_ack callback in handle_edge_irq() before calling

From: Semen Protsenko
Date: Tue Apr 21 2015 - 09:10:09 EST


Direct calling of .irq_ack callback (from struct irq_chip) leads to NULL
pointer dereference in some cases. E.g. this was observed for MAX732X
driver on hibernation:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0
Backtrace:
(handle_edge_irq) from (resend_irqs)
(resend_irqs) from (tasklet_action)
(tasklet_action) from (__do_softirq)
(__do_softirq) from (run_ksoftirqd)
(run_ksoftirqd) from (smpboot_thread_fn)
(smpboot_thread_fn) from (kthread)
(kthread) from (ret_from_fork)

This patch checks if .irq_ack was set, so in case it wasn't (i.e. it's
NULL) we wouldn't have NULL pointer dereference. This check seems to
be pretty common in kernel/irq/chip.c, but it was missed for
handle_edge_irq() function.

Signed-off-by: Semen Protsenko <semen.protsenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/irq/chip.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index eb9a4ea..3889b02 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -586,7 +586,8 @@ handle_edge_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
kstat_incr_irqs_this_cpu(irq, desc);

/* Start handling the irq */
- desc->irq_data.chip->irq_ack(&desc->irq_data);
+ if (desc->irq_data.chip->irq_ack)
+ desc->irq_data.chip->irq_ack(&desc->irq_data);

do {
if (unlikely(!desc->action)) {
--
1.7.9.5

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