Re: [syzbot] Re: [syzbot] [input?] possible deadlock in input_ff_flush

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Subject: Re: [syzbot] [input?] possible deadlock in input_ff_flush
Author: hdanton@xxxxxxxx

On Sun, 05 Jan 2025 04:40:19 -0800
> syzbot found the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    ccb98ccef0e5 Merge tag 'platform-drivers-x86-v6.13-4' of g..
> git tree:       upstream
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=17bd56df980000

#syz test

--- x/drivers/input/input.c
+++ y/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -642,17 +642,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_open_device);
 int input_flush_device(struct input_handle *handle, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct input_dev *dev = handle->dev;
-	int retval;
-
-	retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&dev->mutex);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
 
 	if (dev->flush)
-		retval = dev->flush(dev, file);
+		return dev->flush(dev, file);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
-	return retval;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_flush_device);
 
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