On some alsa versions, it seems that snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream)
is returning a NULL pointer. This causes an OOPS, as reported by:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24/+bug/212271
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/212960
This patch avoids the OOPS by not letting and open() succeed.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
int err;
+ if (!chip) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "BUG: cx88 can't find device struct."
+ " Can't proceed with open\n");
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
err = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_pow2(runtime, 0, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS);
if (err < 0)
goto _error;
dprintk("opening device and trying to acquire exclusive lock\n");
+ if (!dev) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "BUG: em28xx can't find device struct."
+ " Can't proceed with open\n");
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
/* Sets volume, mute, etc */
dev->mute = 0;
struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
snd_card_saa7134_pcm_t *pcm;
snd_card_saa7134_t *saa7134 = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
- struct saa7134_dev *dev = saa7134->dev;
+ struct saa7134_dev *dev;
int amux, err;
+ if (!saa7134) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "BUG: saa7134 can't find device struct."
+ " Can't proceed with open\n");
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+ dev = saa7134->dev;
mutex_lock(&dev->dmasound.lock);
dev->dmasound.read_count = 0;