Re: [PATCH v6] wifi: ath11k: fix resource leak on error in ext IRQ setup

[Rameshkumar Sundaram]

On 7/27/2026 12:25 PM, ZhaoJinming wrote:
> In ath11k_ahb_config_irq(), when a CE request_irq() fails, the function
> returns the error immediately without freeing the CE IRQs that were
> successfully registered in previous loop iterations. The probe error
> path does not call ath11k_ahb_free_irq() either, so the previously
> registered CE IRQ handlers remain attached to the interrupt lines and
> are never released.
>
> In ath11k_ahb_config_ext_irq(), when an external request_irq() fails,
> the error is only logged and the loop continues. The function then
> returns 0 indicating success, leaving the device in a partially
> configured state where some external IRQs are not registered. This
> causes enable_irq()/disable_irq()/free_irq() to be called on
> unregistered IRQs during runtime and remove/shutdown, triggering
> WARN_ON(!desc->action), and missing interrupt handlers lead to data
> loss.
>
> Additionally, if alloc_netdev_dummy() fails for a later IRQ group, the
> function returns -ENOMEM without freeing the ext IRQs and napi_ndev
> that were successfully set up for earlier groups.
>
> Fix all three issues: propagate the error up to the caller and unwind
> all successfully registered IRQs and allocated resources on failure.
> Also move ab->irq_num[irq_idx] assignment after request_irq() succeeds
> in the ext IRQ path to match the CE IRQ path and avoid storing a stale
> IRQ number on failure.
>
> Signed-off-by: ZhaoJinming <zhaojinming@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Rameshkumar Sundaram <rameshkumar.sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>