[PATCH] media: em28xx-video: fix missing res_free() on init_usb_xfer failure

From: Haoxiang Li

Date: Tue Apr 14 2026 - 04:38:33 EST


res_get() is called before em28xx_init_usb_xfer(), but the error
path of em28xx_init_usb_xfer() does not release the resource,
leading to a persistent busy state.

Signed-off-by: Haoxiang Li <lihaoxiang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
index 2dfa3242a7ab..56f2326d2280 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
@@ -1105,8 +1105,10 @@ int em28xx_start_analog_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq, unsigned int count)
dev->max_pkt_size,
dev->packet_multiplier,
em28xx_urb_data_copy);
- if (rc < 0)
+ if (rc < 0) {
+ res_free(dev, vq->type);
return rc;
+ }

/*
* djh: it's not clear whether this code is still needed. I'm
--
2.25.1