Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: fix null-pointer-dereference in wcove_typec_probe()

On Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:00:12 +0200, Greg KH wrote:
>How can a platform device NOT have a parent device?  WHat system is this
>broken in?  Why not fix the platform definition properly instead as
>something is really wrong here if this is a "root" platform device as
>that should never happen.

As seen in the Closes: tag, this is a syzbot issue. It used driver_override()
to bind it in an unnatural way. So, I don't think it is possible in a real system.
We could atleast validate pmic like other functions using dev_get_drvdata() or it
could be left alone as is.

Thanks,
Jeffin.