# Re: \[PATCH 1/2\] atmel\_lcdfb: Fix oops in rmmod when framebuffer fail to register

- From: Nicolas Ferre \<hidden\>
- Date: 2008-09-05 07:24:40 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2008/09/13458792
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2008/09/13458768/t.md

```text
Stanislaw Gruszka :
> If framebuffer registration failed in platform driver ->probe() callback,
> dev_get_drvdata() points to freed memory region, but ->remove()
> function try to use it and the following oops occurs:

[..]

> This patch fix oops.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <stf_xl@wp.pl>
> CC: Nicolas Ferre <redacted>

Feel free to add :
Acked-by: Nicolas Ferre <redacted>

> ---
>  drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c |   10 ++++++----
>  1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c b/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c
> index a471a60..3376f35 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/atmel_lcdfb.c
> @@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ static int __init atmel_lcdfb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	ret = register_framebuffer(info);
>  	if (ret < 0) {
>  		dev_err(dev, "failed to register framebuffer device: %d\n", ret);
> -		goto free_cmap;
> +		goto reset_drvdata;
>  	}
>  
>  	/* add selected videomode to modelist */
> @@ -955,7 +955,8 @@ static int __init atmel_lcdfb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  
>  	return 0;
>  
> -
> +reset_drvdata:
> +	dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
>  free_cmap:
>  	fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
>  unregister_irqs:
> @@ -992,10 +993,11 @@ static int __exit atmel_lcdfb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  {
>  	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
>  	struct fb_info *info = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> -	struct atmel_lcdfb_info *sinfo = info->par;
> +	struct atmel_lcdfb_info *sinfo;
>  
> -	if (!sinfo)
> +	if (!info || !info->par)
>  		return 0;
> +	sinfo = info->par;
>  
>  	cancel_work_sync(&sinfo->task);
>  	exit_backlight(sinfo);


-- 
Nicolas Ferre


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