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platform_device_register_data() can fail and return an ERR_PTR, but the return value is used without checking, leading to an invalid pointer being stored in ddp_comp[].dev and passed to component_match_add() and mtk_ddp_comp_init(), which could result in a kernel crash. Add an IS_ERR() check to jump to the error handling path on failure. Fixes: 0d9eee9118b7 ("drm/mediatek: Add drm ovl_adaptor sub driver for MT8195") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Haojie Li <lihaojie@kylinos.cn> Reviewed-by: CK Hu <ck.hu@mediatek.com> Link: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-mediatek/patch/20260825100845.438893-1-lihaojie@kylinos.cn/ Signed-off-by: Chun-Kuang Hu <chunkuang.hu@kernel.org>
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+==========================
+ELF Note PowerPC Namespace
+==========================
+
+The PowerPC namespace in an ELF Note of the kernel binary is used to store
+capabilities and information which can be used by a bootloader or userland.
+
+Types and Descriptors
+---------------------
+
+The types to be used with the "PowerPC" namespace are defined in [#f1]_.
+
+ 1) PPC_ELFNOTE_CAPABILITIES
+
+Define the capabilities supported/required by the kernel. This type uses a
+bitmap as "descriptor" field. Each bit is described below:
+
+- Ultravisor-capable bit (PowerNV only).
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+ #define PPCCAP_ULTRAVISOR_BIT (1 << 0)
+
+Indicate that the powerpc kernel binary knows how to run in an
+ultravisor-enabled system.
+
+In an ultravisor-enabled system, some machine resources are now controlled
+by the ultravisor. If the kernel is not ultravisor-capable, but it ends up
+being run on a machine with ultravisor, the kernel will probably crash
+trying to access ultravisor resources. For instance, it may crash in early
+boot trying to set the partition table entry 0.
+
+In an ultravisor-enabled system, a bootloader could warn the user or prevent
+the kernel from being run if the PowerPC ultravisor capability doesn't exist
+or the Ultravisor-capable bit is not set.
+
+References
+----------
+
+.. [#f1] arch/powerpc/include/asm/elfnote.h
+