[PATCH] powerpc/warp: Fix error handling in pika_dtm_thread

Ma Ke make24 at iscas.ac.cn
Sun Nov 16 13:44:11 AEDT 2025


pika_dtm_thread() acquires client through of_find_i2c_device_by_node()
but fails to release it in error handling path. This could result in a
reference count leak, preventing proper cleanup and potentially
leading to resource exhaustion. Add put_device() to release the
reference in the error handling path.

Found by code review.

Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
Fixes: 3984114f0562 ("powerpc/warp: Platform fix for i2c change")
Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24 at iscas.ac.cn>
---
 arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c
index a5001d32f978..6f674f86dc85 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ static int pika_dtm_thread(void __iomem *fpga)
 		schedule_timeout(HZ);
 	}
 
+	put_device(&client->dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
-- 
2.17.1



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