[PATCH 2/3] i2c: imx: release DMA channels on probe error

From: Shengzhuo Wei

Date: Thu Aug 27 2026 - 11:44:55 EST


i2c_imx_dma_request() acquires exclusive tx/rx DMA channels and is
optional: on errors other than -EPROBE_DEFER the driver falls back to
PIO mode and probe continues. If i2c_add_numbered_adapter() then fails,
probe returns through clk_notifier_unregister without releasing the
channels, because the remove callback is not invoked after a failed
probe.

Release the channels on the probe error path, mirroring
i2c_imx_remove().

Fixes: ce1a78840ff7 ("i2c: imx: add DMA support for freescale i2c driver")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Shengzhuo Wei <me@xxxxxxxx>
Assisted-by: GLM:5.3
---
drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index 19ec056b00af..c24d9201a60e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -1880,6 +1880,8 @@ static int i2c_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)

clk_notifier_unregister:
clk_notifier_unregister(i2c_imx->clk, &i2c_imx->clk_change_nb);
+ if (i2c_imx->dma)
+ i2c_imx_dma_free(i2c_imx);
free_irq(irq, i2c_imx);
rpm_disable:
pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);

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2.47.3