[PATCH] pinctrl: qcom: check the return value of qcom_scm_io_readl()

From: Bartosz Golaszewski

Date: Thu Nov 05 2026 - 11:29:38 EST


qcom_scm_io_readl() performs an SCM call and may fail in which case, the
stack variable val remains uninitialized and its contents are written to
HW registers. Check the return value and bail-out on failure.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/bug/linux-a5545ffd-48cc-4856-94cc-4b2dd7968f50
Fixes: 13bec8d49bdf ("pinctrl: qcom: use scm_call to route GPIO irq to Apps")
Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c
index 32aa7b919e24a0e614078ddc70a248c746e4813b..0053d1d927dc134ee81377fe480befa2da87c7f5 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c
@@ -1117,7 +1117,12 @@ static int msm_gpio_irq_set_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned int type)
u32 addr = pctrl->phys_base[0] + reg;
int ret;

- qcom_scm_io_readl(addr, &val);
+ ret = qcom_scm_io_readl(addr, &val);
+ if (ret) {
+ raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pctrl->lock, flags);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
val &= ~(intr_target_mask << g->intr_target_bit);
val |= g->intr_target_kpss_val << g->intr_target_bit;


---
base-commit: ddfe51b0a0f5dc9e415cc2c8ad8db17532dd426b
change-id: 20261105-pinctrl-qcom-scm-fail-3a5a2efa79e1

Best regards,
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Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>