Re: [PATCH v2] counter: ti-eqep: balance pm_runtime on devm_clk_get_enabled() failure

From: Andy Shevchenko

Date: Wed May 27 2026 - 04:11:30 EST


On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM Stepan Ionichev <sozdayvek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> ti_eqep_probe() calls pm_runtime_enable() and pm_runtime_get_sync()
> before devm_clk_get_enabled(). If the clk call fails, the function
> returns directly via dev_err_probe(), leaving runtime PM enabled
> and the usage counter incremented.
>
> Route the clk error through the same err_pm cleanup as counter_add()
> so the runtime PM state is unwound on every failure path.

...

> pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
>
> clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(dev, NULL);
> - if (IS_ERR(clk))
> - return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(clk), "failed to enable clock\n");
> + if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
> + err = dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(clk), "failed to enable clock\n");
> + goto err_pm;

This is not right. The devm_*() should not be followed by goto.

> + }

...

> +err_pm:
> + pm_runtime_put_sync(dev);
> + pm_runtime_disable(dev);
> + return err;

You have to use the respective devm_pm_*() at the same time.

...

William, this patch should not be applied (or should be reverted) as
in current form it replaces one issue by another.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko