[PATCH] cfag12864b: fix crash when built-in and no parport present

The problem comes when ks0108/cfag12864b are built-in and no parallel port is present. ks0108_init() is called first, as it should be, but fails to load (as there is no parallel port to use). After that, cfag12864b_init() gets called, without knowing anything about ks0108 failed, and calls ks0108_writecontrol(), which dereferences an uninitialized pointer. Init order is OK, I think. The problem is how to stop cfag12864b_init() being called if ks0108 failed to load. modprobe does it for us, but, how when built-in? Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda Sandonis <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
chewitt · Feb 21, 2007 · 34173a4 · 34173a4
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diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/cfag12864b.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/cfag12864b.c
@@ -311,6 +311,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfag12864b_enable);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfag12864b_disable);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfag12864b_isenabled);
 
+/*
+ * Is the module inited?
+ */
+
+static unsigned char cfag12864b_inited;
+unsigned char cfag12864b_isinited(void)
+{
+	return cfag12864b_inited;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfag12864b_isinited);
+
 /*
  * Module Init & Exit
  */
@@ -319,6 +330,13 @@ static int __init cfag12864b_init(void)
 {
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
+	/* ks0108_init() must be called first */
+	if (!ks0108_isinited()) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR CFAG12864B_NAME ": ERROR: "
+			"ks0108 is not initialized\n");
+		goto none;
+	}
+
 	if (PAGE_SIZE < CFAG12864B_SIZE) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR CFAG12864B_NAME ": ERROR: "
 			"page size (%i) < cfag12864b size (%i)\n",
@@ -354,6 +372,7 @@ static int __init cfag12864b_init(void)
 	cfag12864b_clear();
 	cfag12864b_on();
 
+	cfag12864b_inited = 1;
 	return 0;
 
 cachealloced:

diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/cfag12864bfb.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/cfag12864bfb.c
@@ -137,7 +137,14 @@ static struct platform_device *cfag12864bfb_device;
 
 static int __init cfag12864bfb_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	/* cfag12864b_init() must be called first */
+	if (!cfag12864b_isinited()) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR CFAG12864BFB_NAME ": ERROR: "
+			"cfag12864b is not initialized\n");
+		goto none;
+	}
 
 	if (cfag12864b_enable()) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR CFAG12864BFB_NAME ": ERROR: "
@@ -162,6 +169,7 @@ static int __init cfag12864bfb_init(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+none:
 	return ret;
 }
 

diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/ks0108.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/ks0108.c
@@ -110,6 +110,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ks0108_startline);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ks0108_address);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ks0108_page);
 
+/*
+ * Is the module inited?
+ */
+
+static unsigned char ks0108_inited;
+unsigned char ks0108_isinited(void)
+{
+	return ks0108_inited;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ks0108_isinited);
+
 /*
  * Module Init & Exit
  */
@@ -142,6 +153,7 @@ static int __init ks0108_init(void)
 		goto registered;
 	}
 
+	ks0108_inited = 1;
 	return 0;
 
 registered:

diff --git a/include/linux/cfag12864b.h b/include/linux/cfag12864b.h
@@ -73,5 +73,10 @@ extern void cfag12864b_disable(void);
  */
 extern unsigned char cfag12864b_isenabled(void);
 
+/*
+ * Is the module inited?
+ */
+extern unsigned char cfag12864b_isinited(void);
+
 #endif /* _CFAG12864B_H_ */
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ks0108.h b/include/linux/ks0108.h
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@ extern void ks0108_address(unsigned char address);
 /* Set the controller's current page (0..7) */
 extern void ks0108_page(unsigned char page);
 
+/* Is the module inited? */
+extern unsigned char ks0108_isinited(void);
+
 #endif /* _KS0108_H_ */