From 135332f34ba2662bc1e32b5c612e06a8cc41a053 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Javier Martinez Canillas Date: Wed, 4 May 2022 13:59:17 +0200 Subject: Revert "fbdev: Make fb_release() return -ENODEV if fbdev was unregistered" 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 Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/20220504115917.758787-1-javierm@redhat.com --- drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'drivers/video') 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) -- cgit v1.2.3