If arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings() fails, bp->ctx won't be valid and the kernel panics. Add a check to fix this.
Reported-by: Edjunior Barbosa Machado <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Naveen N. Rao <[email protected]> --- arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c index 2bc0584..f3a82dd 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void arch_unregister_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp) * and the single_step_dabr_instruction(), then cleanup the breakpoint * restoration variables to prevent dangling pointers. */ - if (bp->ctx->task) + if (bp->ctx && bp->ctx->task) bp->ctx->task->thread.last_hit_ubp = NULL; } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
