[PATCH v1] firmware_loader: Unwind initialization on sysfs failure

From: Yuho Choi

Date: Sun Aug 02 2026 - 21:31:05 EST


firmware_class_init() leaves the firmware PM operations and reboot
notifier registered when register_sysfs_loader() fails. In addition, the
sysfs loader can leave the firmware class registered if its sysctl setup
fails.

Unwind the reboot notifier and firmware PM operations when sysfs loader
registration fails. Make register_sysfs_loader() transactional by
unregistering the firmware class if its sysctl registration fails.

Fixes: 6bb9cf3aa3ed ("firmware: provide helpers for registering the syfs loader")
Fixes: 6aad36d421d8 ("firmware_loader: move firmware sysctl to its own files")
Signed-off-by: Yuho Choi <dbgh9129@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c | 8 +++++++-
drivers/base/firmware_loader/sysfs.c | 7 ++++++-
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
index 24213a0ea831..c2f7825dfc4a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
@@ -1727,8 +1727,14 @@ static int __init firmware_class_init(void)
if (ret)
goto out;

- return register_sysfs_loader();
+ ret = register_sysfs_loader();
+ if (ret)
+ goto out_reboot;
+
+ return 0;

+out_reboot:
+ unregister_reboot_notifier(&fw_shutdown_nb);
out:
unregister_fw_pm_ops();
return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/sysfs.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/sysfs.c
index 29a10d2ad537..d9deb0804f55 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/sysfs.c
@@ -117,7 +117,12 @@ int register_sysfs_loader(void)

if (ret != 0)
return ret;
- return register_firmware_config_sysctl();
+
+ ret = register_firmware_config_sysctl();
+ if (ret)
+ class_unregister(&firmware_class);
+
+ return ret;
}

void unregister_sysfs_loader(void)
--
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