Re: [PATCH] HID: playstation: Add missing check for input_ff_create_memless

[Jiri Kosina]

On Mon, 17 Nov 2025, Haotian Zhang wrote:

> The ps_gamepad_create() function calls input_ff_create_memless()
> without verifying its return value,  which can lead to incorrect
> behavior or potential crashes when FF effects are triggered.
> 
> Add a check for the return value of input_ff_create_memless().
> 
> Fixes: 51151098d7ab ("HID: playstation: add DualSense classic rumble support.")
> Signed-off-by: Haotian Zhang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/hid/hid-playstation.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-playstation.c b/drivers/hid/hid-playstation.c
> index 63f6eb9030d1..aea8d6cf46a2 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-playstation.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-playstation.c
> @@ -769,7 +769,9 @@ ps_gamepad_create(struct hid_device *hdev,
>  #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PLAYSTATION_FF)
>  	if (play_effect) {
>  		input_set_capability(gamepad, EV_FF, FF_RUMBLE);
> -		input_ff_create_memless(gamepad, NULL, play_effect);
> +		ret = input_ff_create_memless(gamepad, NULL, play_effect);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ERR_PTR(ret);

I am not deeply versed in this particular driver's code, but don't you 
leak input_dev allocated by ps_allocate_input_dev() here?

Thanks,

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Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs