| Message ID | 20220504115917.758787-1-javierm@redhat.com |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [v2] Revert "fbdev: Make fb_release() return -ENODEV if fbdev was unregistered" | expand |
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c index 97eb0dee411c..a6bb0e438216 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c @@ -1434,10 +1434,7 @@ fb_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) __acquires(&info->lock) __releases(&info->lock) { - struct fb_info * const info = file_fb_info(file); - - if (!info) - return -ENODEV; + struct fb_info * const info = file->private_data; lock_fb_info(info); if (info->fbops->fb_release)
This reverts commit aafa025c76dcc7d1a8c8f0bdefcbe4eb480b2f6a. That commit attempted to fix a NULL pointer dereference, caused by the struct fb_info associated with a framebuffer device to not longer be valid when the file descriptor was closed. The issue was exposed by commit 27599aacbaef ("fbdev: Hot-unplug firmware fb devices on forced removal"), which added a new path that goes through the struct device removal instead of directly unregistering the fb. Most fbdev drivers have issues with the fb_info lifetime, because call to framebuffer_release() from their driver's .remove callback, rather than doing from fbops.fb_destroy callback. This meant that due to this switch, the fb_info was now destroyed too early, while references still existed, while before it was simply leaked. The patch we're reverting here reinstated that leak, hence "fixed" the regression. But the proper solution is to fix the drivers to not release the fb_info too soon. Suggested-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch> --- Changes in v2: - Add more info in the commit message about why it's crashing and how the reverted commit was papering over the issue (Daniel Vetter). - Add Daniel Vetter's Reviewed-by tag. drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)