From 0cd7520cf451ebe3895cb81333b0706a0aeb7e6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Drath <drath@drath.cc>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:07:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] its okay to close the fd even if it isnt properly opened

---
 src/lcd.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/src/lcd.c b/src/lcd.c
index 3c56df5..8bcbe86 100644
--- a/src/lcd.c
+++ b/src/lcd.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ void lcd_close(struct lcd_t *lcd) {
 void lcd_write(struct lcd_t *lcd, const uint8_t *cmdbuf, const uint8_t len) {
 	if (write(lcd->fd, cmdbuf, len) <= 0) {
 		applog(LOG_ERR, "failed to execute write(), lost access to port?");
+		lcd_close(lcd);
 		lcd_open(lcd, true);
 	}
 }