Re: [PATCH] rtc: mpfs: fix unchecked devm_clk_get() error pointer in probe()
From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Date: 2026-09-06 11:18:56
devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "rtcref")'s return value was passed straight into clk_get_rate() without checking it for an error first, unlike the "rtc" clock a few lines above which is correctly checked with IS_ERR(). clk_get_rate() only guards against a NULL clk, not an error pointer: if (!clk) return 0; ... rate = clk_core_get_rate_recalc(clk->core); so if devm_clk_get() ever returns an error pointer here (for example ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER), which is the normal, expected outcome if the clkcfg clock-provider this RTC depends on has not registered its clocks yet by the time this driver probes), clk_get_rate() dereferences that error pointer instead of returning 0, crashing instead of letting probe defer. Capture the clock in the existing 'clk' local and check it with IS_ERR() before calling clk_get_rate(), matching the handling already used for the "rtc" clock in this same function. Signed-off-by: Manush Prajwal <redacted>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great! -- Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/6a9d4b02.7d74b517.206c4c.75f8@mx.google.com?part=1