From: Gabriel Rondon <grondon@gmail.com>
To: parthiban.veerasooran@microchip.com,
christian.gromm@microchip.com, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] staging: most: dim2: replace BUG_ON() with graceful error handling
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:54:08 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260319115408.24215-1-grondon@gmail.com> (raw)
BUG_ON() is deprecated as it crashes the entire kernel on assertion
failure (see Documentation/process/deprecated.rst). Replace all
BUG_ON() calls in dim2.c with proper error handling that returns
appropriate error codes instead of panicking.
In try_start_dim_transfer(), replace the BUG_ON for null/uninitialized
channel with an early return of -EINVAL, and replace the BUG_ON for
zero bus_address with an error return that properly releases the
spinlock first.
In service_done_flag(), replace BUG_ON with an early return since the
function returns void.
In configure_channel(), enqueue(), and poison_channel(), replace BUG_ON
range checks on ch_idx with returns of -EINVAL.
Signed-off-by: Gabriel Rondon <grondon@gmail.com>
---
drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c | 22 ++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c b/drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c
index 8d649d920..06f4252a8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ 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 (!hdm_ch || !hdm_ch->is_initialized)
+ return -EINVAL;
spin_lock_irqsave(&dim_lock, flags);
if (list_empty(head)) {
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ static int try_start_dim_transfer(struct hdm_channel *hdm_ch)
return -EAGAIN;
}
- BUG_ON(mbo->bus_address == 0);
+ if (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);
@@ -271,8 +274,8 @@ 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 (!hdm_ch || !hdm_ch->is_initialized)
+ return;
spin_lock_irqsave(&dim_lock, flags);
@@ -457,7 +460,8 @@ 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 (ch_idx < 0 || ch_idx >= DMA_CHANNELS)
+ return -EINVAL;
if (hdm_ch->is_initialized)
return -EPERM;
@@ -569,7 +573,8 @@ 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 (ch_idx < 0 || ch_idx >= DMA_CHANNELS)
+ return -EINVAL;
if (!hdm_ch->is_initialized)
return -EPERM;
@@ -645,7 +650,8 @@ 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 (ch_idx < 0 || ch_idx >= DMA_CHANNELS)
+ return -EINVAL;
if (!hdm_ch->is_initialized)
return -EPERM;
--
2.33.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-03-19 11:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-19 11:54 Gabriel Rondon [this message]
2026-03-30 15:57 ` [PATCH] staging: most: dim2: replace BUG_ON() with graceful error handling Greg KH
2026-03-30 17:50 ` grondon
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