[PATCH] drm/xe: Skip creation of pcode sysfs files when pcode is disabled

Rodrigo Vivi rodrigo.vivi at intel.com
Fri Aug 22 16:30:02 UTC 2025


On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 04:55:29PM -0100, Andi Shyti wrote:
> From: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti at linux.intel.com>
> 
> Coverity warns that 'cap' may be used uninitialised. If pcode
> is disabled there is no need to go through the hassle of a
> pcode read or taking a PM reference.

Please mark it as false positive!
We will only get here for BMG which has pcode for sure.

> 
> Check skip_pcode early in the function and return if it is set.
> 
> No change for platforms where pcode is enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti at linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_sysfs.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_sysfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_sysfs.c
> index bd9015761aa0..3a083c215891 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_sysfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device_sysfs.c
> @@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ static int late_bind_create_files(struct device *dev)
>  	u32 cap;
>  	int ret;
>  
> +	if (xe->info.skip_pcode)
> +		return 0;
> +
>  	xe_pm_runtime_get(xe);
>  
>  	ret = xe_pcode_read(root, PCODE_MBOX(PCODE_LATE_BINDING, GET_CAPABILITY_STATUS, 0),
> -- 
> 2.50.0
> 


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