[PATCH v2] serial: 8250_uniphier: Use devm_clk_get_enabled()
From: Malathi A
Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 00:05:44 EST
uniphier_uart_probe() enables priv->clk by hand and is then responsible
for disabling it again on every error path. It misses one: when
uart_read_port_properties() fails the function returns directly, leaving
the clock prepared and enabled. The neighbouring path, taken when
serial8250_register_8250_port() fails, does call clk_disable_unprepare(),
which shows the leak is an oversight rather than intent.
Rather than adding another manual unwind, switch to
devm_clk_get_enabled() so the clock is released by devres. That removes
the error path entirely, along with the explicit disables in the
register failure path and in uniphier_uart_remove().
The clock is still disabled and re-enabled by hand across system sleep,
which stays balanced: only SET_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS is used, so the
device cannot be unbound while suspended and devres always sees an
enabled clock at detach.
Found by smatch:
drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c:232 uniphier_uart_probe() warn: 'priv->clk' from clk_prepare_enable() not released on lines: 205.
Fixes: 26e8349c0d76 ("serial: 8250_uniphier: Switch to use uart_read_port_properties()")
Signed-off-by: Malathi A <malathi.a2000@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Use devm_clk_get_enabled() instead of adding a clk_disable_unprepare()
to the failing path, as suggested in review. This also lets the
explicit disables in the serial8250_register_8250_port() error path and
in uniphier_uart_remove() go away.
- Reworded the commit message accordingly.
drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c | 10 ++--------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c
index e3db60bf50c9..6fffac12277a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_uniphier.c
@@ -180,16 +180,12 @@ static int uniphier_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
memset(&up, 0, sizeof(up));
- priv->clk = devm_clk_get(dev, NULL);
+ priv->clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(dev, NULL);
if (IS_ERR(priv->clk)) {
- dev_err(dev, "failed to get clock\n");
+ dev_err(dev, "failed to get and enable clock\n");
return PTR_ERR(priv->clk);
}
- ret = clk_prepare_enable(priv->clk);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
up.port.uartclk = clk_get_rate(priv->clk);
spin_lock_init(&priv->atomic_write_lock);
@@ -222,7 +218,6 @@ static int uniphier_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
ret = serial8250_register_8250_port(&up);
if (ret < 0) {
dev_err(dev, "failed to register 8250 port\n");
- clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);
return ret;
}
priv->line = ret;
@@ -237,7 +232,6 @@ static void uniphier_uart_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
struct uniphier8250_priv *priv = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
serial8250_unregister_port(priv->line);
- clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);
}
static int __maybe_unused uniphier_uart_suspend(struct device *dev)
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