binder: fix BR_FROZEN_REPLY error log
authorCarlos Llamas <cmllamas@google.com>
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:57:02 +0000 (17:57 +0000)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:30:07 +0000 (16:30 +0100)
The error logging for failed transactions is misleading as it always
reports "dead process or thread" even when the target is actually
frozen. Additionally, the pid and tid are reversed which can further
confuse debugging efforts. Fix both issues.

Cc: stable@kernel.org
Cc: Steven Moreland <smoreland@google.com>
Fixes: a15dac8b2286 ("binder: additional transaction error logs")
Signed-off-by: Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260123175702.2154348-1-cmllamas@google.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
drivers/android/binder.c

index 4e16438..b356c9b 100644 (file)
@@ -3824,8 +3824,9 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
        return;
 
 err_dead_proc_or_thread:
-       binder_txn_error("%d:%d dead process or thread\n",
-               thread->pid, proc->pid);
+       binder_txn_error("%d:%d %s process or thread\n",
+                        proc->pid, thread->pid,
+                        return_error == BR_FROZEN_REPLY ? "frozen" : "dead");
        return_error_line = __LINE__;
        binder_dequeue_work(proc, tcomplete);
 err_translate_failed: