[PATCH 1/6] media: iris: Add buffer to list only after successful allocation

From: Dikshita Agarwal
Date: Wed Dec 24 2025 - 01:28:37 EST


Move `list_add_tail()` to after `dma_alloc_attrs()` succeeds when creating
internal buffers. Previously, the buffer was enqueued in `buffers->list`
before the DMA allocation. If the allocation failed, the function returned
`-ENOMEM` while leaving a partially initialized buffer in the list, which
could lead to inconsistent state and potential leaks.

By adding the buffer to the list only after `dma_alloc_attrs()` succeeds,
we ensure the list contains only valid, fully initialized buffers.

Signed-off-by: Dikshita Agarwal <dikshita.agarwal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.c | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.c
index b89b1ee06cce151e7c04a80956380d154643c116..f1f003a787bf22db6f048c9e682ba8ed2f39bc21 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_buffer.c
@@ -351,12 +351,15 @@ static int iris_create_internal_buffer(struct iris_inst *inst,
buffer->index = index;
buffer->buffer_size = buffers->size;
buffer->dma_attrs = DMA_ATTR_WRITE_COMBINE | DMA_ATTR_NO_KERNEL_MAPPING;
- list_add_tail(&buffer->list, &buffers->list);

buffer->kvaddr = dma_alloc_attrs(core->dev, buffer->buffer_size,
&buffer->device_addr, GFP_KERNEL, buffer->dma_attrs);
- if (!buffer->kvaddr)
+ if (!buffer->kvaddr) {
+ kfree(buffer);
return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ list_add_tail(&buffer->list, &buffers->list);

return 0;
}

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2.34.1