[PATCH v2] hwrng: stm32: fix usage_count leak when autosuspend_delay is negative
From: Guangshuo Li
Date: Tue Aug 11 2026 - 02:35:18 EST
stm32_rng_probe() calls pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(), but runtime PM is
enabled with pm_runtime_enable() and the matching
pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend() is not called on driver teardown.
If the autosuspend delay is set to a negative value while autosuspend
is enabled, the runtime PM core increments usage_count to prevent
runtime suspend. Without calling pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend()
during teardown, this reference is not dropped and usage_count remains
unbalanced.
Use devm_pm_runtime_enable() so that pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend()
and pm_runtime_disable() are automatically called on probe failure and
driver teardown. With runtime PM cleanup handled by devres,
stm32_rng_remove() is no longer needed.
This issue was found by manual code inspection.
Fixes: c6a97c42e399 ("hwrng: stm32 - add support for STM32 HW RNG")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- Replace pm_runtime_enable() with devm_pm_runtime_enable() to handle
runtime PM cleanup through devres.
- Remove stm32_rng_remove() and the manual cleanup on the probe failure
path.
drivers/char/hw_random/stm32-rng.c | 10 +++-------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/stm32-rng.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/stm32-rng.c
index 9a8c00586ab0..f5bfe54c01dc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/stm32-rng.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/stm32-rng.c
@@ -368,11 +368,6 @@ static int stm32_rng_init(struct hwrng *rng)
return 0;
}
-static void stm32_rng_remove(struct platform_device *ofdev)
-{
- pm_runtime_disable(&ofdev->dev);
-}
-
static int __maybe_unused stm32_rng_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
{
struct stm32_rng_private *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
@@ -590,7 +585,9 @@ static int stm32_rng_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(dev, 100);
pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(dev);
- pm_runtime_enable(dev);
+ ret = devm_pm_runtime_enable(dev);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
return devm_hwrng_register(dev, &priv->rng);
}
@@ -602,7 +599,6 @@ static struct platform_driver stm32_rng_driver = {
.of_match_table = stm32_rng_match,
},
.probe = stm32_rng_probe,
- .remove = stm32_rng_remove,
};
module_platform_driver(stm32_rng_driver);
--
2.43.0