From: "Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" <ljs@kernel.org>
To: "Helge Deller" <deller@gmx.de>,
"Javier Martinez Canillas" <javierm@redhat.com>,
"Thomas Zimmermann" <tzimmermann@suse.de>,
"Bruno Prémont" <bonbons@linux-vserver.org>,
"Jiri Kosina" <jikos@kernel.org>,
"Benjamin Tissoires" <bentiss@kernel.org>,
"Bernie Thompson" <bernie@plugable.com>,
"Greg Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@suse.de>,
"Steve Glendinning" <steve.glendinning@shawell.net>,
"Florian Tobias Schandinat" <FlorianSchandinat@gmx.de>
Cc: linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-input@vger.kernel.org,
Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@smsc.com>,
"Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" <ljs@kernel.org>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] fbdev: udlfb: check for fb_deferred_io_init() error
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:17:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260926-fix-fbdefio-error-handling-v1-4-a94810b6e263@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260926-fix-fbdefio-error-handling-v1-0-a94810b6e263@kernel.org>
fb_deferred_io_init() allocates deferred I/O state, populating
info->fbdefio_state, or leaving it NULL if an error occurs.
Currently dlfb_ops_open() ignores its return value.
Therefore if an error arises in fb_deferred_io_init() (for instance, due to
an allocation failure) info->fbdefio_state is left NULL.
fb_open() will then dereference a NULL pointer (calling
fb_deferred_io_open()) as soon as dlfb_ops_open() returns.
Additionally, if the allocation of info->fbdefio itself fails,
dlfb_ops_open() sets info->fbdefio to NULL and invokes
fb_deferred_io_init() regardless, hitting BUG_ON(!fbdefio).
Fix this by only invoking fb_deferred_io_init() if the allocation
succeeded, and checking for the error.
The driver already supports operating without deferred I/O, so in either
case fall back to that by setting info->fbdefio to NULL.
The ignored return value was introduced in commit 56c134f7f1b5 ("fbdev:
Track deferred-I/O pages in pageref struct").
However, the BUG_ON() issue originates from the earlier
commit 5bea1fbf9423 ("staging: udlfb: fix incorrect fb_defio
implementation for multiple framebuffers"), so target that for the fix.
Fixes: 5bea1fbf9423 ("staging: udlfb: fix incorrect fb_defio implementation for multiple framebuffers")
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
---
drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c
index e78d6f95c9c5..5fbad9355e57 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c
@@ -947,10 +947,13 @@ static int dlfb_ops_open(struct fb_info *info, int user)
fbdefio->delay = DL_DEFIO_WRITE_DELAY;
fbdefio->sort_pagereflist = true;
fbdefio->deferred_io = dlfb_dpy_deferred_io;
- }
- info->fbdefio = fbdefio;
- fb_deferred_io_init(info);
+ info->fbdefio = fbdefio;
+ if (fb_deferred_io_init(info)) {
+ kfree(fbdefio);
+ info->fbdefio = NULL;
+ }
+ }
}
dev_dbg(info->dev, "open, user=%d fb_info=%p count=%d\n",
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-26 13:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-26 13:16 [PATCH 0/6] fbdev: fixup callers which ignore errors from fb_deferred_io_init() Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-09-26 13:16 ` [PATCH 1/6] fbdev: ssd1307fb: check for fb_deferred_io_init() error Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-09-26 13:17 ` [PATCH 2/6] fbdev: xen-fbfront: " Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-09-26 13:17 ` [PATCH 3/6] HID: picoLCD: " Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-09-26 13:17 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) [this message]
2026-09-26 13:17 ` [PATCH 5/6] fbdev: smscufx: " Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-09-26 13:17 ` [PATCH 6/6] fbdev: sh_mobile_lcdc: " Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
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