Re: [PATCH] Input: cyapa - fix missing input->mutex when calling input_device_enabled()

From: Dmitry Torokhov

Date: Tue Feb 03 2026 - 04:54:41 EST


Hi Ziyi,

On Mon, Feb 02, 2026 at 10:02:23PM +0000, Ziyi Guo wrote:
> cyapa_enable_irq_for_cmd()/cyapa_disable_irq_for_cmd() and
> cyapa_reinitialize call input_device_enabled() without holding
> input->mutex. However, input_device_enabled() has
> lockdep_assert_held(&dev->mutex).
>
> Add mutex_lock()/mutex_unlock() around the input_device_enabled()
> call to properly protect access to the input device state.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ziyi Guo <n7l8m4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/input/mouse/cyapa.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/cyapa.c b/drivers/input/mouse/cyapa.c
> index 00c87c0532a6..e5fe3b8b6548 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/mouse/cyapa.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/cyapa.c
> @@ -525,8 +525,15 @@ static int cyapa_create_input_dev(struct cyapa *cyapa)
> static void cyapa_enable_irq_for_cmd(struct cyapa *cyapa)
> {
> struct input_dev *input = cyapa->input;
> + bool input_enabled = false;
>
> - if (!input || !input_device_enabled(input)) {
> + if (input) {
> + mutex_lock(&input->mutex);
> + input_enabled = input_device_enabled(input);
> + mutex_unlock(&input->mutex);

This solves absolutely nothing. The value of input_enabled becomes stale
the very moment you release the mutex.

The driver requires much more through conversion to handle potential
races with opening and closing the input device.

Thanks.

--
Dmitry