ramoops: update parameters only after successful init
authorKees Cook <kees@outflux.net>
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:20:59 +0000 (17:20 -0800)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:13:13 +0000 (20:13 -0800)
If a platform device exists on the system, but ramoops fails to attach to
it, the module parameters are overridden before ramoops can fall back and
try to use passed module parameters.  Move update to end of init routine.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Cc: Marco Stornelli <marco.stornelli@gmail.com>
Cc: Sergiu Iordache <sergiu@chromium.org>
Cc: Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi@hds.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
drivers/char/ramoops.c

index 9c152ab..9fec323 100644 (file)
@@ -147,14 +147,6 @@ static int __init ramoops_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
        cxt->phys_addr = pdata->mem_address;
        cxt->record_size = pdata->record_size;
        cxt->dump_oops = pdata->dump_oops;
-       /*
-        * Update the module parameter variables as well so they are visible
-        * through /sys/module/ramoops/parameters/
-        */
-       mem_size = pdata->mem_size;
-       mem_address = pdata->mem_address;
-       record_size = pdata->record_size;
-       dump_oops = pdata->dump_oops;
 
        if (!request_mem_region(cxt->phys_addr, cxt->size, "ramoops")) {
                pr_err("request mem region failed\n");
@@ -175,6 +167,15 @@ static int __init ramoops_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
                goto fail1;
        }
 
+       /*
+        * Update the module parameter variables as well so they are visible
+        * through /sys/module/ramoops/parameters/
+        */
+       mem_size = pdata->mem_size;
+       mem_address = pdata->mem_address;
+       record_size = pdata->record_size;
+       dump_oops = pdata->dump_oops;
+
        return 0;
 
 fail1: