From 254ae43ab8d7877c980fca3636624e0777a70fa4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Masatake YAMATO Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 14:45:10 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] dlm: check for null in device_write If `device_write' method is called via "dlm-control", file->private_data is NULL. (See ctl_device_open() in user.c. ) Through proc->flags is read. Signed-off-by: Masatake YAMATO Signed-off-by: David Teigland --- fs/dlm/user.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/dlm/user.c b/fs/dlm/user.c index ebbcf38..1aa76b3 100644 --- a/fs/dlm/user.c +++ b/fs/dlm/user.c @@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ static ssize_t device_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, /* do we really need this? can a write happen after a close? */ if ((kbuf->cmd == DLM_USER_LOCK || kbuf->cmd == DLM_USER_UNLOCK) && - test_bit(DLM_PROC_FLAGS_CLOSING, &proc->flags)) + (proc && test_bit(DLM_PROC_FLAGS_CLOSING, &proc->flags))) return -EINVAL; sigfillset(&allsigs); -- 2.7.4