Re: [PATCH 2/8] Input: ff-core - make use of __free() cleanup facility
From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Fri Dec 20 2024 - 12:49:11 EST
On Fri, Dec 20, 2024 at 01:36:59PM +0100, Marek Szyprowski wrote:
> On 07.11.2024 08:15, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > Annotate allocated memory with __free(kfree) to simplify the code and
> > make sure memory is released appropriately.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/input/ff-core.c | 19 ++++++-------------
> > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> This patch landed in linux-next as commit 5203b3a18c1b ("Input: ff-core
> - make use of __free() cleanup facility"). In my tests I found that it
> causes the following kernel panic on some of my test boards. Reverting
> it, together with fd5ba0501d38 ("Input: ff-memless - make use of
> __free() cleanup facility") on top of next-20241220 fixes this panic
> issue.
Gah, I fixed this once and then undid it for some reason. I think the
following should fix the problem:
diff --git a/drivers/input/ff-core.c b/drivers/input/ff-core.c
index a235d2eb6b31..c25e05eeb8e5 100644
--- a/drivers/input/ff-core.c
+++ b/drivers/input/ff-core.c
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ int input_ff_create(struct input_dev *dev, unsigned int max_effects)
ff->max_effects = max_effects;
mutex_init(&ff->mutex);
- dev->ff = no_free_ptr(ff);
dev->flush = input_ff_flush;
dev->event = input_ff_event;
__set_bit(EV_FF, dev->evbit);
@@ -328,6 +327,7 @@ int input_ff_create(struct input_dev *dev, unsigned int max_effects)
if (test_bit(FF_PERIODIC, ff->ffbit))
__set_bit(FF_RUMBLE, dev->ffbit);
+ dev->ff = no_free_ptr(ff);
return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(input_ff_create);
diff --git a/drivers/input/ff-memless.c b/drivers/input/ff-memless.c
index 0bbeceb35545..e9120ba6bae0 100644
--- a/drivers/input/ff-memless.c
+++ b/drivers/input/ff-memless.c
@@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ int input_ff_create_memless(struct input_dev *dev, void *data,
return error;
ff = dev->ff;
- ff->private = no_free_ptr(ml);
ff->upload = ml_ff_upload;
ff->playback = ml_ff_playback;
ff->set_gain = ml_ff_set_gain;
@@ -541,6 +540,8 @@ int input_ff_create_memless(struct input_dev *dev, void *data,
for (i = 0; i < FF_MEMLESS_EFFECTS; i++)
ml->states[i].effect = &ff->effects[i];
+ ff->private = no_free_ptr(ml);
+
return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(input_ff_create_memless);
Thanks.
--
Dmitry