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probe\n\nreally_probe()\narm_smmu_device_probe()\niommu_device_register()\n\t\t\t\t\treally_probe()\n\t\t\t\t\tplatform_dma_configure()\n\t\t\t\t\tof_dma_configure()\n\t\t\t\t\tof_dma_configure_id()\n\t\t\t\t\tof_iommu_configure()\n\t\t\t\t\tiommu_probe_device()\n\t\t\t\t\tiommu_init_device()\n\t\t\t\t\tarm_smmu_probe_device()\n\t\t\t\t\tarm_smmu_get_by_fwnode()\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdriver_find_device_by_fwnode()\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdriver_find_device()\n\t\t\t\t\t\tnext_device()\n\t\t\t\t\t\tklist_next()\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    /* null ptr\n\t\t\t\t\t\t       assigned to smmu */\n\t\t\t\t\t/* null ptr dereference\n\t\t\t\t\t   while smmu->streamid_mask */\ndriver_bound()\n\tklist_add_tail()\n\nWhen this null smmu pointer is dereferenced later in\narm_smmu_probe_device, the device crashes.\n\nFix this by deferring the probe of the client device\nuntil the smmu device has bound to the arm smmu driver.\n\n[will: Add 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