[PATCH] staging: most: dim2: replace BUG_ON with WARN_ON_ONCE and error handling

From: Yuvraj Singh Chauhan

Date: Mon Feb 09 2026 - 05:19:20 EST


Replace BUG_ON() with WARN_ON_ONCE() and proper error handling in the
DIM2 driver. BUG_ON() crashes the entire kernel, which is excessive for
conditions that can be handled by returning error codes or exiting the
function early.

Changes made:

- try_start_dim_transfer(): Check hdm_ch validity and initialization
status, returning -EINVAL on failure. Check mbo->bus_address validity,
releasing the spinlock and returning -EFAULT if zero.

- service_done_flag(): Check hdm_ch validity and initialization status,
returning early if checks fail.

- configure_channel(), enqueue(), poison_channel(): Validate ch_idx
bounds and return -EINVAL if out of range.

WARN_ON_ONCE() is used instead of WARN_ON() to prevent log flooding if
the condition triggers repeatedly.

Signed-off-by: Yuvraj Singh Chauhan <ysinghcin@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c b/drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c
index dad2abe6c0c9..58b09fa581e0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c
@@ -166,8 +166,10 @@ static int try_start_dim_transfer(struct hdm_channel *hdm_ch)
unsigned long flags;
struct dim_ch_state st;

- BUG_ON(!hdm_ch);
- BUG_ON(!hdm_ch->is_initialized);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!hdm_ch))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!hdm_ch->is_initialized))
+ return -EINVAL;

spin_lock_irqsave(&dim_lock, flags);
if (list_empty(head)) {
@@ -188,7 +190,10 @@ static int try_start_dim_transfer(struct hdm_channel *hdm_ch)
return -EAGAIN;
}

- BUG_ON(mbo->bus_address == 0);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(mbo->bus_address == 0)) {
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dim_lock, flags);
+ return -EFAULT;
+ }
if (!dim_enqueue_buffer(&hdm_ch->ch, mbo->bus_address, buf_size)) {
list_del(head->next);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dim_lock, flags);
@@ -269,8 +274,10 @@ static void service_done_flag(struct dim2_hdm *dev, int ch_idx)
unsigned long flags;
u8 *data;

- BUG_ON(!hdm_ch);
- BUG_ON(!hdm_ch->is_initialized);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!hdm_ch))
+ return;
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!hdm_ch->is_initialized))
+ return;

spin_lock_irqsave(&dim_lock, flags);

@@ -455,7 +462,8 @@ static int configure_channel(struct most_interface *most_iface, int ch_idx,
int const ch_addr = ch_idx * 2 + 2;
struct hdm_channel *const hdm_ch = dev->hch + ch_idx;

- BUG_ON(ch_idx < 0 || ch_idx >= DMA_CHANNELS);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ch_idx < 0 || ch_idx >= DMA_CHANNELS))
+ return -EINVAL;

if (hdm_ch->is_initialized)
return -EPERM;
@@ -567,7 +575,8 @@ static int enqueue(struct most_interface *most_iface, int ch_idx,
struct hdm_channel *hdm_ch = dev->hch + ch_idx;
unsigned long flags;

- BUG_ON(ch_idx < 0 || ch_idx >= DMA_CHANNELS);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ch_idx < 0 || ch_idx >= DMA_CHANNELS))
+ return -EINVAL;

if (!hdm_ch->is_initialized)
return -EPERM;
@@ -643,7 +652,8 @@ static int poison_channel(struct most_interface *most_iface, int ch_idx)
u8 hal_ret;
int ret = 0;

- BUG_ON(ch_idx < 0 || ch_idx >= DMA_CHANNELS);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ch_idx < 0 || ch_idx >= DMA_CHANNELS))
+ return -EINVAL;

if (!hdm_ch->is_initialized)
return -EPERM;

base-commit: 05f7e89ab9731565d8a62e3b5d1ec206485eeb0b
--
2.43.0