From: Mingyu Wang <25181214217@stu.xidian.edu.cn>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 07:48:23 +0000 (+0800)
Subject: agp/amd64: Fix broken error propagation in agp_amd64_probe()
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agp/amd64: Fix broken error propagation in agp_amd64_probe()

A NULL pointer dereference was observed in the AMD64 AGP driver when
running in a virtualized environment (e.g. qemu/kvm) without a physical
AMD northbridge. The crash occurs in amd64_fetch_size() when attempting
to dereference the pointer returned by node_to_amd_nb(0).

The root cause of this crash is broken error propagation in
agp_amd64_probe(): When no AMD northbridges are found, cache_nbs()
correctly returns -ENODEV. However, the probe function erroneously
checks the return value against exactly -1, rather than < 0.

As a result, the hardware absence error is masked, allowing the driver
to improperly proceed with initialization. It eventually calls
agp_add_bridge(), which invokes amd64_fetch_size(). Since the hardware
does not exist, node_to_amd_nb(0) returns NULL, leading to a General
Protection Fault (GPF) when accessing its ->misc member.

Fix the issue by correcting the error check in agp_amd64_probe() to
abort properly when cache_nbs() returns any negative error code. This
prevents the driver from erroneously proceeding without hardware, thereby
avoiding the subsequent NULL pointer dereference at its source.

Fixes: a32073bffc65 ("[PATCH] x86_64: Clean and enhance up K8 northbridge access code")
Signed-off-by: Mingyu Wang <25181214217@stu.xidian.edu.cn>
Signed-off-by: Lukas Wunner <lukas@wunner.de>
Reviewed-by: Lukas Wunner <lukas@wunner.de>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v2.6.18+
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260504074823.99377-1-w15303746062@163.com
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diff --git a/drivers/char/agp/amd64-agp.c b/drivers/char/agp/amd64-agp.c
index 2505df1f4e691..6741270e0a982 100644
--- a/drivers/char/agp/amd64-agp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/agp/amd64-agp.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static int agp_amd64_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	/* Fill in the mode register */
 	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, bridge->capndx+PCI_AGP_STATUS, &bridge->mode);
 
-	if (cache_nbs(pdev, cap_ptr) == -1) {
+	if (cache_nbs(pdev, cap_ptr) < 0) {
 		agp_put_bridge(bridge);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}