@@ -749,13 +749,14 @@ static int max3100_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
mutex_lock(&max3100s_lock);
if (!uart_driver_registered) {
- uart_driver_registered = 1;
retval = uart_register_driver(&max3100_uart_driver);
if (retval) {
printk(KERN_ERR "Couldn't register max3100 uart driver\n");
mutex_unlock(&max3100s_lock);
return retval;
}
+
+ uart_driver_registered = 1;
}
for (i = 0; i < MAX_MAX3100; i++)
@@ -841,6 +842,7 @@ static void max3100_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
}
pr_debug("removing max3100 driver\n");
uart_unregister_driver(&max3100_uart_driver);
+ uart_driver_registered = 0;
mutex_unlock(&max3100s_lock);
}
The removal of the last MAX3100 device triggers the removal of the driver. However, code doesn't update the respective global variable and after insmod — rmmod — insmod cycle the kernel oopses: max3100 spi-PRP0001:01: max3100_probe: adding port 0 BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000408 ... RIP: 0010:serial_core_register_port+0xa0/0x840 ... max3100_probe+0x1b6/0x280 [max3100] spi_probe+0x8d/0xb0 Update the actual state so next time UART driver will be registered again. Hugo also noticed, that the error path in the probe also affected by having the variable set, and not cleared. Instead of clearing it move the assignment after the successfull uart_register_driver() call. Fixes: 7831d56b0a35 ("tty: MAX3100") Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> --- drivers/tty/serial/max3100.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)