Thread (3 messages) 3 messages, 3 authors, 2026-01-09

Re: [PATCH v2] mfd: macsmc: Initialize mutex

From: Sven Peter <sven@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-01-04 12:05:21
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On 31.12.25 10:42, Janne Grunau wrote:
Initialize struct apple_smc's mutex in apple_smc_probe(). Using the
mutex uninitialized surprisingly resulted only in occasional NULL
pointer dereferences in apple_smc_read() calls from the probe()
functions of sub devices.

Fixes: e038d985c9823 ("mfd: Add Apple Silicon System Management Controller")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Janne Grunau <j@jannau.net>
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Changes in v2:
- rewritten commit message
- added missing Cc: stable
- rebased onto v6.19-rc1
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250925-macsmc-mutex_init-v1-1-416e9e644735@jannau.net (local)
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Reviewed-by: Sven Peter <sven@kernel.org>


Thanks,

Sven

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