[PATCH 3/3] media: drx39xyj driver change to check fe exit flag from release

From: Shuah Khan
Date: Sat Jul 12 2014 - 12:44:48 EST


Change drx39xyj_release() to check fe exit flag to detect the
device disconnect state and avoid accessing the device after
it has been removed.

Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuah.kh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drx39xyj/drxj.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drx39xyj/drxj.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drx39xyj/drxj.c
index 9482954..54855a9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drx39xyj/drxj.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/drx39xyj/drxj.c
@@ -12238,7 +12238,9 @@ static void drx39xxj_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
struct drx39xxj_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
struct drx_demod_instance *demod = state->demod;

- drxj_close(demod);
+ /* if device is removed don't access it */
+ if (fe->exit != DVB_FE_DEVICE_REMOVED)
+ drxj_close(demod);

kfree(demod->my_ext_attr);
kfree(demod->my_common_attr);
--
1.7.10.4

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