3 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/coupled.c b/drivers/cpuidle/coupled.c
index 1523e2d745eb..344058f8501a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/coupled.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/coupled.c
@@ -187,6 +187,28 @@ bool cpuidle_state_is_coupled(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int state)
 }
 
 /**
+ * cpuidle_coupled_state_verify - check if the coupled states are correctly set.
+ * @drv: struct cpuidle_driver for the platform
+ *
+ * Returns 0 for valid state values, a negative error code otherwise:
+ *  * -EINVAL if any coupled state(safe_state_index) is wrongly set.
+ */
+int cpuidle_coupled_state_verify(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = drv->state_count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+		if (cpuidle_state_is_coupled(drv, i) &&
+		    (drv->safe_state_index == i ||
+		     drv->safe_state_index < 0 ||
+		     drv->safe_state_index >= drv->state_count))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * cpuidle_coupled_set_ready - mark a cpu as ready
  * @coupled: the struct coupled that contains the current cpu
  */
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
index 178c5ad3d568..f87f399b0540 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ extern void cpuidle_remove_sysfs(struct cpuidle_device *dev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_NEEDS_CPU_IDLE_COUPLED
 bool cpuidle_state_is_coupled(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int state);
+int cpuidle_coupled_state_verify(struct cpuidle_driver *drv);
 int cpuidle_enter_state_coupled(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 		struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int next_state);
 int cpuidle_coupled_register_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev);
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ bool cpuidle_state_is_coupled(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int state)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline int cpuidle_coupled_state_verify(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int cpuidle_enter_state_coupled(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 		struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int next_state)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
index 5db147859b90..389ade4572be 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ static int __cpuidle_register_driver(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
 	if (!drv || !drv->state_count)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	ret = cpuidle_coupled_state_verify(drv);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (cpuidle_disabled())
 		return -ENODEV;