[PATCH 3/6] HID: picoLCD: check for fb_deferred_io_init() error

From: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)

Date: Sat Sep 26 2026 - 09:28:34 EST


fb_deferred_io_init() allocates deferred I/O state, populating
info->fbdefio_state, or leaving it NULL if an error occurs.

Currently picolcd_init_framebuffer() 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.

When the file is subsequently opened, fb_open() will dereference a NULL
pointer (calling fb_deferred_io_open()).

Fix this by checking for the error.

Also correct cleanup ordering - defio is initialised after the sysfs file,
so cleanup defio first.

Fixes: 56c134f7f1b5 ("fbdev: Track deferred-I/O pages in pageref struct")
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c | 12 +++++++++---
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c
index 8c28e982e09d..a016dd9ca847 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c
@@ -531,17 +531,23 @@ int picolcd_init_framebuffer(struct picolcd_data *data)
goto err_cleanup;
}

- fb_deferred_io_init(info);
+ error = fb_deferred_io_init(info);
+ if (error) {
+ dev_err(dev, "failed to initialize deferred I/O\n");
+ goto err_sysfs;
+ }
+
error = register_framebuffer(info);
if (error) {
dev_err(dev, "failed to register framebuffer\n");
- goto err_sysfs;
+ goto err_defio;
}
return 0;

+err_defio:
+ fb_deferred_io_cleanup(info);
err_sysfs:
device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_fb_update_rate);
- fb_deferred_io_cleanup(info);
err_cleanup:
data->fb_info = NULL;


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