The pointer config is dereferencing pointer pdev before pdev is null
checked, this could lead to a potential null pointer dereference on pdev.
Fix this by only assinging config after pdev has been null checked.

Fixes: 736a93273656 ("drm/msm/a5xx: really check for A510 in a5xx_gpu_init")
Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
index ee89db72e36e..e83081346059 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ struct msm_gpu *a5xx_gpu_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct platform_device *pdev = priv->gpu_pdev;
-	struct adreno_platform_config *config = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	struct adreno_platform_config *config;
 	struct a5xx_gpu *a5xx_gpu = NULL;
 	struct adreno_gpu *adreno_gpu;
 	struct msm_gpu *gpu;
@@ -1764,6 +1764,7 @@ struct msm_gpu *a5xx_gpu_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev->dev, "No A5XX device is defined\n");
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
 	}
+	config = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 
 	a5xx_gpu = kzalloc(sizeof(*a5xx_gpu), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!a5xx_gpu)
-- 
2.39.5

On 11/12/24 14:20, Colin Ian King wrote:
> The pointer config is dereferencing pointer pdev before pdev is null
> checked, this could lead to a potential null pointer dereference on pdev.
> Fix this by only assinging config after pdev has been null checked.
> 
> Fixes: 736a93273656 ("drm/msm/a5xx: really check for A510 in a5xx_gpu_init")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@gmail.com>
> ---

I'd rather drop this check, the only call chain is rather
safe here

Konrad