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drm/msm/mdp5: Return error code in mdp5_mixer_release when deadlock is detected

Published Feb 26, 2025

Description

There is a possibility for mdp5_get_global_state to return -EDEADLK when acquiring the modeset lock, but currently global_state in mdp5_mixer_release doesn't check for if an error is returned.

To avoid a NULL dereference error, let's have mdp5_mixer_release check if an error is returned and propagate that error.

Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/485181/

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CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Linux
Published Feb 26, 2025
Updated May 11, 2026
Reserved Feb 26, 2025
NVD
Status Analyzed
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date Feb 26, 2025