[PATCH v4 2/2] media: uvcvideo: Fix sequence number when no EOF
From: Ricardo Ribalda
Date: Fri Mar 20 2026 - 09:37:15 EST
If the driver could not detect the EOF, the sequence number is increased
twice:
1) When we enter uvc_video_decode_start() with the old buffer and FID has
fliped => We return -EAGAIN and last_fid is not flipped
2) When we enter uvc_video_decode_start() with the new buffer.
Fix this issue by moving the new frame detection logic earlier in
uvc_video_decode_start().
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 650b95feee35 ("[media] uvcvideo: Generate discontinuous sequence numbers when frames are lost")
Reported-by: Hans de Goede <hansg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CANiDSCuj4cPuB5_v2xyvAagA5FjoN8V5scXiFFOeD3aKDMqkCg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/T/#me39fb134e8c2c085567a31548c3403eb639625e4
Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c
index 9e06b1d0f0f9..2218e4d8e564 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c
@@ -1168,6 +1168,31 @@ static int uvc_video_decode_start(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
header_len = data[0];
fid = data[1] & UVC_STREAM_FID;
+ /*
+ * Mark the buffer as done if we're at the beginning of a new frame.
+ * End of frame detection is better implemented by checking the EOF
+ * bit (FID bit toggling is delayed by one frame compared to the EOF
+ * bit), but some devices don't set the bit at end of frame (and the
+ * last payload can be lost anyway). We thus must check if the FID has
+ * been toggled.
+ *
+ * stream->last_fid is initialized to -1, so the first isochronous
+ * frame will never trigger an end of frame detection.
+ *
+ * Empty buffers (bytesused == 0) don't trigger end of frame detection
+ * as it doesn't make sense to return an empty buffer. This also
+ * avoids detecting end of frame conditions at FID toggling if the
+ * previous payload had the EOF bit set.
+ */
+ if (stream->last_fid != -1 && fid != stream->last_fid &&
+ buf && buf->bytesused != 0) {
+ uvc_dbg(stream->dev, FRAME,
+ "Frame complete (FID bit toggled)\n");
+ buf->state = UVC_BUF_STATE_READY;
+
+ return -EAGAIN;
+ }
+
/*
* Increase the sequence number regardless of any buffer states, so
* that discontinuous sequence numbers always indicate lost frames.
@@ -1234,29 +1259,6 @@ static int uvc_video_decode_start(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
buf->state = UVC_BUF_STATE_ACTIVE;
}
- /*
- * Mark the buffer as done if we're at the beginning of a new frame.
- * End of frame detection is better implemented by checking the EOF
- * bit (FID bit toggling is delayed by one frame compared to the EOF
- * bit), but some devices don't set the bit at end of frame (and the
- * last payload can be lost anyway). We thus must check if the FID has
- * been toggled.
- *
- * stream->last_fid is initialized to -1, so the first isochronous
- * frame will never trigger an end of frame detection.
- *
- * Empty buffers (bytesused == 0) don't trigger end of frame detection
- * as it doesn't make sense to return an empty buffer. This also
- * avoids detecting end of frame conditions at FID toggling if the
- * previous payload had the EOF bit set.
- */
- if (fid != stream->last_fid && buf->bytesused != 0) {
- uvc_dbg(stream->dev, FRAME,
- "Frame complete (FID bit toggled)\n");
- buf->state = UVC_BUF_STATE_READY;
- return -EAGAIN;
- }
-
/*
* Some cameras, when running two parallel streams (one MJPEG alongside
* another non-MJPEG stream), are known to lose the EOF packet for a frame.
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