[PATCH v2] drm/gma500: unwind resources on backlight init failure

From: Myeonghun Pak

Date: Mon Sep 14 2026 - 21:31:14 EST


psb_driver_load() initializes KMS polling before it attempts to initialize
backlight support. If gma_backlight_init() fails, the function returns
directly and skips psb_driver_unload(), leaving the resources allocated
earlier in probe, including KMS polling, active.

Simply using out_err is not safe: a failed backlight_device_register()
leaves an error pointer in backlight_device, which gma_backlight_exit()
would pass to backlight_device_unregister().

Move backlight cleanup to psb_device_release(), which is registered only
after successful backlight initialization, and use out_err on backlight
initialization failure. This unwinds the earlier resources without trying
to unregister a failed backlight device. Normal device release and failure
to register the managed release action retain the existing cleanup order.

This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research while
reviewing kernel code.

Fixes: 1f90b1232773 ("drm/gma500: Refactor backlight support (v2)")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Co-developed-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Move backlight cleanup to the managed release callback so the probe
error path cannot unregister an ERR_PTR, addressing Patrik's feedback.

drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
index 005ab7f535..c4cc4bf5f4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ static void psb_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)

/* TODO: Kill vblank etc here */

- gma_backlight_exit(dev);
psb_modeset_cleanup(dev);

gma_irq_uninstall(dev);
@@ -227,6 +226,7 @@ static void psb_device_release(void *data)
{
struct drm_device *dev = data;

+ gma_backlight_exit(dev);
psb_driver_unload(dev);
}

@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static int psb_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
drm_connector_list_iter_end(&conn_iter);

if (ret)
- return ret;
+ goto out_err;
psb_intel_opregion_enable_asle(dev);

return devm_add_action_or_reset(dev->dev, psb_device_release, dev);
--
2.47.1