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ACPI: processor: Update cpuidle driver check in __acpi_processor_start()
authorRafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:09:11 +0000 (18:09 +0800)
committerRafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Fri, 9 Jan 2026 21:38:22 +0000 (22:38 +0100)
commit0089ce1c056aee547115bdc25c223f8f88c08498
treee0cc0183ab4826e350a2b644fdcd22b75d3e9740
parent8ada9e11b3fc5d9e21c3a45c6c136944f7b28a14
ACPI: processor: Update cpuidle driver check in __acpi_processor_start()

Commit 7a8c994cbb2d ("ACPI: processor: idle: Optimize ACPI idle
driver registration") moved the ACPI idle driver registration to
acpi_processor_driver_init() and acpi_processor_power_init() does
not register an idle driver any more.

Accordingly, the cpuidle driver check in __acpi_processor_start() needs
to be updated to avoid calling acpi_processor_power_init() without a
cpuidle driver, in which case the registration of the cpuidle device
in that function would lead to a NULL pointer dereference in
__cpuidle_register_device().

Fixes: 7a8c994cbb2d ("ACPI: processor: idle: Optimize ACPI idle driver registration")
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello (AMD) <superm1@kernel.org>
Tested-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251223100914.2407069-4-lihuisong@huawei.com
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c