It's possible and valid for users of this device model to instantiate it without a backing chr device. To avoid crashes, guard all uses of the backing chr device against NULL.
Signed-off-by: Peter Crosthwaite <peter.crosthwa...@xilinx.com> --- hw/char/cadence_uart.c | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/hw/char/cadence_uart.c b/hw/char/cadence_uart.c index 1985047..10abb4d 100644 --- a/hw/char/cadence_uart.c +++ b/hw/char/cadence_uart.c @@ -175,8 +175,10 @@ static void uart_send_breaks(UartState *s) { int break_enabled = 1; - qemu_chr_fe_ioctl(s->chr, CHR_IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BREAK, - &break_enabled); + if (s->chr) { + qemu_chr_fe_ioctl(s->chr, CHR_IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BREAK, + &break_enabled); + } } static void uart_parameters_setup(UartState *s) @@ -227,7 +229,9 @@ static void uart_parameters_setup(UartState *s) packet_size += ssp.data_bits + ssp.stop_bits; s->char_tx_time = (get_ticks_per_sec() / ssp.speed) * packet_size; - qemu_chr_fe_ioctl(s->chr, CHR_IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_PARAMS, &ssp); + if (s->chr) { + qemu_chr_fe_ioctl(s->chr, CHR_IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_PARAMS, &ssp); + } } static int uart_can_receive(void *opaque) @@ -377,7 +381,9 @@ static void uart_read_rx_fifo(UartState *s, uint32_t *c) *c = s->rx_fifo[rx_rpos]; s->rx_count--; - qemu_chr_accept_input(s->chr); + if (s->chr) { + qemu_chr_accept_input(s->chr); + } } else { *c = 0; } -- 1.8.5.4