Hi kernel developers, I doubt there is a bug between dvb_usb_adapter_frontend_init [1] and cinergyt2_frontend_attach [2]. The following source code includes the critical part. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- int dvb_usb_adapter_frontend_init(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap) { ...... /* register all given adapter frontends */ for (i = 0; i < adap->props.num_frontends; i++) { ret = adap->props.fe[i].frontend_attach(adap); if (ret || adap->fe_adap[i].fe == NULL) { return 0; } } ...... } static int cinergyt2_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap) { ...... adap->fe_adap[0].fe = cinergyt2_fe_attach(adap->dev); ...... return ret; } ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the dvb_usb_adapter_frontend_init, the function pointer - frontend_attach points to cinergyt2_frontend_attach. Then the parent function dvb_usb_adapter_frontend_init checks the return value and adap->fe_adap[i].fe to verify the execution of the child function. However, the child function - cinergyt2_frontend_attach passes the allocated dvb_frontend with adap->fe_adap[0].fe, but the check is performed on adap->fe_adap[i].fe. At the same time, the adap in both expressions should be the same data pointer. Please correct me if you have any opinions with the above statements. [1] dvb_usb_adapter_frontend_init: https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-dvb.c#L276 [2] cinergyt2_frontend_attach: https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cinergyT2-core.c#L68 -- My best regards to you. No System Is Safe! Dongliang Mu