Both lgdt33606a_release and lgdt3306a_remove kfree state, but _release is called first, then _remove operates on states members before kfree'ing it. This can lead to random oops/GPF/etc on USB disconnect. Signed-off-by: Brad Love <brad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c index d370671..3642e6e 100644 --- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c @@ -1768,7 +1768,13 @@ static void lgdt3306a_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe) struct lgdt3306a_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv; dbg_info("\n"); - kfree(state); + + /* + * If state->muxc is not NULL, then we are an i2c device + * and lgdt3306a_remove will clean up state + */ + if (!state->muxc) + kfree(state); } static const struct dvb_frontend_ops lgdt3306a_ops; -- 2.7.4