From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
To: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@gmail.com>
Cc: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>,
Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@linux.intel.com>,
Maxime Ripard <mripard@kernel.org>,
David Airlie <airlied@gmail.com>, Simona Vetter <simona@ffwll.ch>,
virtualization@lists.linux.dev, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/bochs: Drop manual put on probe error path
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:59:00 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5ca1cea2-9761-46ff-a575-53af23e79b36@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGEsz8FrkbQEWZbxV3Q0NkSxhQka575uemKMQtTJQaCm44ByxQ@mail.gmail.com>
Hi
Am 24.04.26 um 15:40 schrieb Myeonghun Pak:
> Hi Thomas,
>
> Thank you for your reply. I will ensure that the requested |Fixes| tag
> and |stable| CC are included in the next patch I send.
>
> Regarding your request for information about AI usage and how the
> issue was identified:
>
> * This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis
> research while reviewing kernel code.
> 1
> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#all/%23thread-f:1863355320119932959>
> * Specifically, it was found by an experimental static analysis tool
> that we are currently developing. The tool is not public yet, so I
> prefer not to disclose further project details at this stage.
>
> * AI was used only for cross-review, not as the primary means of
> finding or fixing the bug.
> * I manually reviewed the code and verified the issue before sending
> the patch.
>
> I will incorporate your requests and this additional context, and then
> resend the modified patch.
Thanks a lot.
Reviewed-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
Best regards
Thomas
>
> Thank you.
>
> Myeonghun Pak
>
>
> 2026년 4월 24일 (금) 오후 10:25, Thomas Zimmermann
> <tzimmermann@suse.de>님이 작성:
>
> Hi,
>
> please add fixes tags to all these patches you're sending. You
> also need
> to CC stable so that they can be backported easily. Also list the AI
> you're using to find and create these patches.
>
> Best regards
> Thomas
>
> Am 24.04.26 um 14:34 schrieb Myeonghun Pak:
> > bochs_pci_probe() allocates the DRM device with
> devm_drm_dev_alloc(),
> > which registers a devres action to drop the initial DRM device
> reference
> > on driver detach or probe failure.
> >
> > The error path currently calls drm_dev_put() manually. If probe then
> > returns an error, devres will run the registered release action
> and put
> > the same device again, after the first put may already have
> released it.
> >
> > Return the probe error directly and let devres own the final put.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@gmail.com>
> > ---
> > drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c | 10 +++-------
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
> > index 222e4ae1ab..5d8dc5efec 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/bochs.c
> > @@ -761,25 +761,21 @@ static int bochs_pci_probe(struct pci_dev
> *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent
> >
> > ret = pcim_enable_device(pdev);
> > if (ret)
> > - goto err_free_dev;
> > + return ret;
> >
> > pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
> >
> > ret = bochs_load(bochs);
> > if (ret)
> > - goto err_free_dev;
> > + return ret;
> >
> > ret = drm_dev_register(dev, 0);
> > if (ret)
> > - goto err_free_dev;
> > + return ret;
> >
> > drm_client_setup(dev, NULL);
> >
> > return ret;
> > -
> > -err_free_dev:
> > - drm_dev_put(dev);
> > - return ret;
> > }
> >
> > static void bochs_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
>
> --
> --
> Thomas Zimmermann
> Graphics Driver Developer
> SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
> Frankenstr. 146, 90461 Nürnberg, Germany, www.suse.com
> <http://www.suse.com>
> GF: Jochen Jaser, Andrew McDonald, Werner Knoblich, (HRB 36809, AG
> Nürnberg)
>
>
--
--
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Frankenstr. 146, 90461 Nürnberg, Germany, www.suse.com
GF: Jochen Jaser, Andrew McDonald, Werner Knoblich, (HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-24 12:34 [PATCH] drm/bochs: Drop manual put on probe error path Myeonghun Pak
2026-04-24 13:25 ` Thomas Zimmermann
[not found] ` <CAGEsz8FrkbQEWZbxV3Q0NkSxhQka575uemKMQtTJQaCm44ByxQ@mail.gmail.com>
2026-04-24 14:59 ` Thomas Zimmermann [this message]
[not found] ` <CAGEsz8F54LaiJYGD6i-nW7hDiLTu6FOi4Z8fzb8b4=+9-OEH+Q@mail.gmail.com>
2026-05-04 8:36 ` Thomas Zimmermann
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2026-04-24 13:54 Myeonghun Pak
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