Re: [PATCH v2] Revert "fbdev: Make fb_release() return -ENODEV if fbdev was unregistered"

[Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>]

On 5/4/22 13:59, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> This reverts commit aafa025c76dcc7d1a8c8f0bdefcbe4eb480b2f6a. That commit
> attempted to fix a NULL pointer dereference, caused by the struct fb_info
> associated with a framebuffer device to not longer be valid when the file
> descriptor was closed.
> 
> The issue was exposed by commit 27599aacbaef ("fbdev: Hot-unplug firmware
> fb devices on forced removal"), which added a new path that goes through
> the struct device removal instead of directly unregistering the fb.
> 
> Most fbdev drivers have issues with the fb_info lifetime, because call to
> framebuffer_release() from their driver's .remove callback, rather than
> doing from fbops.fb_destroy callback. This meant that due to this switch,
> the fb_info was now destroyed too early, while references still existed,
> while before it was simply leaked.
> 
> The patch we're reverting here reinstated that leak, hence "fixed" the
> regression. But the proper solution is to fix the drivers to not release
> the fb_info too soon.
> 
> Suggested-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
> Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
> ---
> 

Pushed this to drm-misc (drm-misc-fixes).

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Best regards,

Javier Martinez Canillas
Linux Engineering
Red Hat