Re: [PATCH v3] media: venus: vdec: fix error state assignment for zero bytesused

From: Vikash Garodia

Date: Thu Dec 11 2025 - 23:10:42 EST



On 12/11/2025 3:20 PM, Renjiang Han wrote:
When hfi_session_flush is issued, all queued buffers are returned to
the V4L2 driver. Some of these buffers are not processed and have
bytesused = 0. Currently, the driver marks such buffers as error even
during drain operations, which can incorrectly flag EOS buffers.

Only capture buffers with zero payload (and not EOS) should be marked
with VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR. The check is performed inside the non-EOS
branch to ensure correct handling.

Fixes: 51df3c81ba10b ("media: venus: vdec: Mark flushed buffers with error state")
Signed-off-by: Renjiang Han <renjiang.han@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
The error state assignment in the Venus vdec driver for Qualcomm
platforms is updated to ensure that VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR is applied
only to non-EOS capture buffers with zero bytesused. Ensures false
error reports do not occur during drain operations.
---
Changes in v3:
- 1, Update commit message.
- 2, Move empty line between tags.
- 3, Update cover letter message.
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251208-fix-error-state-v2-1-255b62ee2eb6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Changes in v2:
- 1. Update commit message.
- 2. Add a Fixes tag.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251126-fix-error-state-v1-1-34f943a8b165@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
index 4a6641fdffcf79705893be58c7ec5cf485e2fab9..d0bd2d86a31f9a18cb68b08ba66affdf8fc5092d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
@@ -1440,10 +1440,10 @@ static void vdec_buf_done(struct venus_inst *inst, unsigned int buf_type,
inst->drain_active = false;
inst->codec_state = VENUS_DEC_STATE_STOPPED;
}
+ } else {
+ if (!bytesused)
+ state = VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR;
}
-
- if (!bytesused)
- state = VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR;
} else {
vbuf->sequence = inst->sequence_out++;
}

---

Reviewed-by: Vikash Garodia <vikash.garodia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>