@@ -474,13 +474,21 @@ static void tpm_del_char_device(struct t
/* Make the driver uncallable. */
down_write(&chip->ops_sem);
- if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2) {
- if (!tpm_chip_start(chip)) {
- tpm2_shutdown(chip, TPM2_SU_CLEAR);
- tpm_chip_stop(chip);
+
+ /*
+ * Check if chip->ops is still valid: In case that the controller
+ * drivers shutdown handler unregisters the controller in its
+ * shutdown handler we are called twice and chip->ops to NULL.
+ */
+ if (chip->ops) {
+ if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2) {
+ if (!tpm_chip_start(chip)) {
+ tpm2_shutdown(chip, TPM2_SU_CLEAR);
+ tpm_chip_stop(chip);
+ }
}
+ chip->ops = NULL;
}
- chip->ops = NULL;
up_write(&chip->ops_sem);
}