The function brcmf_chip_add_core() can return an error pointer and is
not checked. Add checks for error pointer.

Detected by Smatch:
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1010 brcmf_chip_recognition() error:
'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1013 brcmf_chip_recognition() error:
'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1016 brcmf_chip_recognition() error:
'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1019 brcmf_chip_recognition() error:
'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1022 brcmf_chip_recognition() error:
'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

Fixes: cb7cf7be9eba7 ("brcmfmac: make chip related functions host interface independent")
Signed-off-by: Ethan Tidmore <ethantidmore06@gmail.com>
---
 .../wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c   | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c
index 4239f2b21e54..dcd8a296de10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c
@@ -1007,18 +1007,33 @@ static int brcmf_chip_recognition(struct brcmf_chip_priv *ci)
 
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_CHIPCOMMON,
 					   SI_ENUM_BASE_DEFAULT, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_SDIO_DEV,
 					   BCM4329_CORE_BUS_BASE, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_INTERNAL_MEM,
 					   BCM4329_CORE_SOCRAM_BASE, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_ARM_CM3,
 					   BCM4329_CORE_ARM_BASE, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 
 		core = brcmf_chip_add_core(ci, BCMA_CORE_80211, 0x18001000, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(core))
+			return PTR_ERR(core);
+
 		brcmf_chip_sb_corerev(ci, core);
 	} else if (socitype == SOCI_AI) {
 		ci->iscoreup = brcmf_chip_ai_iscoreup;
-- 
2.53.0

On 17/02/2026 03:30, Ethan Tidmore wrote:
> The function brcmf_chip_add_core() can return an error pointer and is
> not checked. Add checks for error pointer.
> 
> Detected by Smatch:
> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c:1010 brcmf_chip_recognition() error:
> 'core' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()

[...]

> Fixes: cb7cf7be9eba7 ("brcmfmac: make chip related functions host interface independent")

Acked-by: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>

> Signed-off-by: Ethan Tidmore <ethantidmore06@gmail.com>
> ---
>   .../wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/chip.c   | 15 +++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)