The mutex must be initialized before the LED class device is registered otherwise there is a race where it may get used before it is initialized: DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock) WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 2045 at kernel/locking/mutex.c:587 __mutex_lock ... RIP: 0010:__mutex_lock+0x7db/0xc10 ... set_brightness_delayed_set_brightness.part.0+0x17/0x60 set_brightness_delayed+0xf1/0x100 process_one_work+0x222/0x5a0 Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/leds/rgb/leds-ktd202x.c | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/leds/rgb/leds-ktd202x.c b/drivers/leds/rgb/leds-ktd202x.c index 60ca6ec34336..77247a98fe66 100644 --- a/drivers/leds/rgb/leds-ktd202x.c +++ b/drivers/leds/rgb/leds-ktd202x.c @@ -572,21 +572,25 @@ static int ktd202x_probe(struct i2c_client *client) return ret; } + mutex_init(&chip->mutex); + ret = ktd202x_probe_fw(chip); if (ret < 0) { regulator_bulk_disable(ARRAY_SIZE(chip->regulators), chip->regulators); - return ret; + goto destroy_mutex; } ret = regulator_bulk_disable(ARRAY_SIZE(chip->regulators), chip->regulators); if (ret) { dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to disable regulators.\n"); - return ret; + goto destroy_mutex; } - mutex_init(&chip->mutex); - return 0; + +destroy_mutex: + mutex_destroy(&chip->mutex); + return ret; } static void ktd202x_remove(struct i2c_client *client) -- 2.44.0