@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ static const struct joycon_rumble_amp_data joycon_rumble_amplitudes[] = {
 enum joycon_ctlr_state {
 	JOYCON_CTLR_STATE_INIT,
 	JOYCON_CTLR_STATE_READ,
+	JOYCON_CTLR_STATE_REMOVED,
 };
 
 struct joycon_stick_cal {

@@ -391,10 +392,12 @@ static int joycon_hid_send_sync(struct joycon_ctlr *ctlr, u8 *data, size_t len,
 			ret = wait_event_timeout(ctlr->wait,
 						 ctlr->received_input_report,
 						 HZ / 4);
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&ctlr->lock, flags);
 			/* We will still proceed, even with a timeout here */
 			if (!ret)
 				hid_warn(ctlr->hdev,
 					 "timeout waiting for input report\n");
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctlr->lock, flags);
 		}
 
 		ret = __joycon_hid_send(ctlr->hdev, data, len);

@@ -446,6 +449,14 @@ static int joycon_send_subcmd(struct joycon_ctlr *ctlr,
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctlr->lock, flags);
+	/*
+	 * If the controller has been removed, just return ENODEV so the LED
+	 * subsystem doesn't print invalid errors on removal.
+	 */
+	if (ctlr->ctlr_state == JOYCON_CTLR_STATE_REMOVED) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctlr->lock, flags);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 	memcpy(subcmd->rumble_data, ctlr->rumble_data[ctlr->rumble_queue_tail],
 	       JC_RUMBLE_DATA_SIZE);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctlr->lock, flags);

@@ -772,10 +783,13 @@ static void joycon_rumble_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 		mutex_lock(&ctlr->output_mutex);
 		ret = joycon_enable_rumble(ctlr, true);
 		mutex_unlock(&ctlr->output_mutex);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			hid_warn(ctlr->hdev, "Failed to set rumble; e=%d", ret);
 
+		/* -ENODEV means the controller was just unplugged */
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ctlr->lock, flags);
+		if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENODEV &&
+		    ctlr->ctlr_state != JOYCON_CTLR_STATE_REMOVED)
+			hid_warn(ctlr->hdev, "Failed to set rumble; e=%d", ret);
+
 		ctlr->rumble_msecs = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies);
 		if (ctlr->rumble_queue_tail != ctlr->rumble_queue_head) {
 			if (++ctlr->rumble_queue_tail >= JC_RUMBLE_QUEUE_SIZE)

@@ -1465,9 +1479,17 @@ static int nintendo_hid_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 static void nintendo_hid_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
 {
 	struct joycon_ctlr *ctlr = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	hid_dbg(hdev, "remove\n");
+
+	/* Prevent further attempts at sending subcommands. */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctlr->lock, flags);
+	ctlr->ctlr_state = JOYCON_CTLR_STATE_REMOVED;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctlr->lock, flags);
+
 	destroy_workqueue(ctlr->rumble_queue);
+
 	hid_hw_close(hdev);
 	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 }