another 2.6.22 patch

diff --git a/queue-2.6.22/acpi-dock-fix-opps-after-dock-driver-fails-to-initialize.patch b/queue-2.6.22/acpi-dock-fix-opps-after-dock-driver-fails-to-initialize.patch
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..a7159c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/queue-2.6.22/acpi-dock-fix-opps-after-dock-driver-fails-to-initialize.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+From cebbert@redhat.com  Tue Aug  7 08:34:37 2007
+From: Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:27:41 -0400
+Subject: ACPI: dock: fix opps after dock driver fails to initialize
+To: linux-stable <stable@kernel.org>
+Cc: "Brown, Len" <len.brown@intel.com>
+Message-ID: <46B88F6D.8070903@redhat.com>
+
+
+From: Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com>
+
+ACPI: dock: fix opps after dock driver fails to initialize
+
+The driver tests the dock_station pointer for nonnull
+to check whether it has initialized properly. But in
+some cases dock_station will be non-null after being
+freed when driver init fails. Fix by zeroing the
+pointer after freeing.
+
+Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com>
+Signed-off-by: Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen.c.accardi@intel.com>
+Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
+Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
+
+---
+ drivers/acpi/dock.c |    7 +++++++
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
+
+--- a/drivers/acpi/dock.c
++++ b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
+@@ -716,6 +716,7 @@ static int dock_add(acpi_handle handle)
+       if (ret) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Error %d registering dock device\n", ret);
+               kfree(dock_station);
++              dock_station = NULL;
+               return ret;
+       }
+       ret = device_create_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_docked);
+@@ -723,6 +724,7 @@ static int dock_add(acpi_handle handle)
+               printk("Error %d adding sysfs file\n", ret);
+               platform_device_unregister(&dock_device);
+               kfree(dock_station);
++              dock_station = NULL;
+               return ret;
+       }
+       ret = device_create_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_undock);
+@@ -731,6 +733,7 @@ static int dock_add(acpi_handle handle)
+               device_remove_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_docked);
+               platform_device_unregister(&dock_device);
+               kfree(dock_station);
++              dock_station = NULL;
+               return ret;
+       }
+       ret = device_create_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_uid);
+@@ -738,6 +741,7 @@ static int dock_add(acpi_handle handle)
+               printk("Error %d adding sysfs file\n", ret);
+               platform_device_unregister(&dock_device);
+               kfree(dock_station);
++              dock_station = NULL;
+               return ret;
+       }
+ 
+@@ -750,6 +754,7 @@ static int dock_add(acpi_handle handle)
+       dd = alloc_dock_dependent_device(handle);
+       if (!dd) {
+               kfree(dock_station);
++              dock_station = NULL;
+               ret = -ENOMEM;
+               goto dock_add_err_unregister;
+       }
+@@ -777,6 +782,7 @@ dock_add_err_unregister:
+       device_remove_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_undock);
+       platform_device_unregister(&dock_device);
+       kfree(dock_station);
++      dock_station = NULL;
+       return ret;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -810,6 +816,7 @@ static int dock_remove(void)
+ 
+       /* free dock station memory */
+       kfree(dock_station);
++      dock_station = NULL;
+       return 0;
+ }
+ 

diff --git a/queue-2.6.22/series b/queue-2.6.22/series
index c6522e7d4b268c13c90796282b57c4488e16cd4e..63e2989510652235c5b02b2cebf5b7cb7177cbd4 100644 (file)
--- a/queue-2.6.22/series
+++ b/queue-2.6.22/series
@@ -72,3 +72,4 @@ dm-io-fix-panic-on-large-request-2.patch
 dm-snapshot-permit-invalid-activation.patch
 dm-disable-barriers.patch
 cr_backlight_probe-allocates-too-little-storage-for-struct-cr_panel.patch
+acpi-dock-fix-opps-after-dock-driver-fails-to-initialize.patch