[PATCH v2 10/20] Input: rmi4 - refactor function allocation and registration

From: Dmitry Torokhov

Date: Tue May 05 2026 - 01:03:13 EST


Currently, rmi_create_function() allocates memory for the rmi_function
structure, but rmi_register_function() initializes the device via
device_initialize(). This split of ownership makes error handling in
rmi_create_function() confusing because the caller must be aware that
if rmi_register_function() fails, it has already called put_device() to
clean up the memory.

To make the memory lifecycle explicit and fix potential leaks cleanly
introduce rmi_alloc_function() to handle memory allocation and device
initialization, and make the caller of rmi_register_function()
responsible for cleanup.

Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_bus.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------
drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_bus.h | 1 +
drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_driver.c | 10 ++++------
3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_bus.c b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_bus.c
index 687cb987bc13..71a25df73984 100644
--- a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_bus.c
@@ -237,36 +237,46 @@ static int rmi_function_remove(struct device *dev)
return 0;
}

-int rmi_register_function(struct rmi_function *fn)
+struct rmi_function *rmi_alloc_function(struct rmi_device *rmi_dev, u8 id)
{
- struct rmi_device *rmi_dev = fn->rmi_dev;
- int error;
+ struct rmi_driver_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(&rmi_dev->dev);
+ struct rmi_function *fn;
+
+ fn = kzalloc(sizeof(*fn) +
+ BITS_TO_LONGS(data->irq_count) * sizeof(unsigned long),
+ GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!fn)
+ return NULL;

device_initialize(&fn->dev);

- dev_set_name(&fn->dev, "%s.fn%02x",
- dev_name(&rmi_dev->dev), fn->fd.function_number);
+ dev_set_name(&fn->dev, "%s.fn%02x", dev_name(&rmi_dev->dev), id);

fn->dev.parent = &rmi_dev->dev;
fn->dev.type = &rmi_function_type;
fn->dev.bus = &rmi_bus_type;
+ fn->rmi_dev = rmi_dev;
+
+ return fn;
+}
+
+int rmi_register_function(struct rmi_function *fn)
+{
+ struct rmi_device *rmi_dev = fn->rmi_dev;
+ int error;

error = device_add(&fn->dev);
if (error) {
dev_err(&rmi_dev->dev,
- "Failed device_register function device %s\n",
+ "Failed to register function device %s\n",
dev_name(&fn->dev));
- goto err_put_device;
+ return error;
}

rmi_dbg(RMI_DEBUG_CORE, &rmi_dev->dev, "Registered F%02X.\n",
fn->fd.function_number);

return 0;
-
-err_put_device:
- put_device(&fn->dev);
- return error;
}

void rmi_unregister_function(struct rmi_function *fn)
diff --git a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_bus.h b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_bus.h
index d4d0d82c69aa..90122df21f74 100644
--- a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_bus.h
+++ b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_bus.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct rmi_function {

bool rmi_is_function_device(struct device *dev);

+struct rmi_function *rmi_alloc_function(struct rmi_device *rmi_dev, u8 id);
int __must_check rmi_register_function(struct rmi_function *);
void rmi_unregister_function(struct rmi_function *);

diff --git a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_driver.c b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_driver.c
index 6755dd66d62f..aae4a9bb76fb 100644
--- a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_driver.c
@@ -872,9 +872,7 @@ static int rmi_create_function(struct rmi_device *rmi_dev,
rmi_dbg(RMI_DEBUG_CORE, dev, "Initializing F%02X.\n",
pdt->function_number);

- fn = kzalloc(sizeof(struct rmi_function) +
- BITS_TO_LONGS(data->irq_count) * sizeof(unsigned long),
- GFP_KERNEL);
+ fn = rmi_alloc_function(rmi_dev, pdt->function_number);
if (!fn) {
dev_err(dev, "Failed to allocate memory for F%02X\n",
pdt->function_number);
@@ -884,8 +882,6 @@ static int rmi_create_function(struct rmi_device *rmi_dev,
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fn->node);
rmi_driver_copy_pdt_to_fd(pdt, &fn->fd);

- fn->rmi_dev = rmi_dev;
-
fn->num_of_irqs = pdt->interrupt_source_count;
fn->irq_pos = *current_irq_count;
*current_irq_count += fn->num_of_irqs;
@@ -894,8 +890,10 @@ static int rmi_create_function(struct rmi_device *rmi_dev,
set_bit(fn->irq_pos + i, fn->irq_mask);

error = rmi_register_function(fn);
- if (error)
+ if (error) {
+ put_device(&fn->dev);
return error;
+ }

if (pdt->function_number == 0x01)
data->f01_container = fn;
--
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