[PATCH] ALSA: hda: intel: Don't free card in the probe work

From: Ali Ahmet Memiş

Date: Sun Oct 11 2026 - 16:08:21 EST


If the delayed probe fails, azx_probe_work() frees the card and clears
the drvdata. azx_remove() reads the card before it waits for the probe
work with cancel_delayed_work_sync() so when the device is removed while
the probe work is running, it frees the card again after the work has
already freed it.

Leave the card to azx_remove() and only mark the probe as failed in the
work as is done in the vga_switcheroo path.

Fixes: 39173303c838 ("ALSA: hda: Free card instance properly at probe errors")
Reported-by: syzbot+40b06a86af225236fdb4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=40b06a86af225236fdb4
Signed-off-by: Ali Ahmet Memiş <aliamemis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
With this, azx_probe_continue() is always called with free_on_error
false. So the parameter is no longer needed. I can drop it in v2 in
the same commit if that would be OK.

sound/hda/controllers/intel.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sound/hda/controllers/intel.c b/sound/hda/controllers/intel.c
index 2b5b5d555f2c..5db3d37f93fe 100644
--- a/sound/hda/controllers/intel.c
+++ b/sound/hda/controllers/intel.c
@@ -1737,7 +1737,11 @@ static void azx_check_snoop_available(struct azx *chip)
static void azx_probe_work(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct hda_intel *hda = container_of(work, struct hda_intel, probe_work.work);
- azx_probe_continue(&hda->chip, true);
+
+ if (azx_probe_continue(&hda->chip, false) < 0) {
+ hda->init_failed = 1;
+ complete_all(&hda->probe_wait);
+ }
}

static int default_bdl_pos_adj(struct azx *chip)
--
2.55.0