[PATCH net] net: pcs: xpcs: fix clock reference leak on xpcs_init_clks failure

From: Coia Prant

Date: Sat Sep 19 2026 - 13:22:17 EST


xpcs_init_clks() takes references with clk_bulk_get_optional() and then
enables them with clk_bulk_prepare_enable(). If the enable step fails,
the function returns without dropping the references.

xpcs_create() handles the failure through out_free_data, which calls
xpcs_free_data() but never xpcs_clear_clks(), so the clk references are
leaked.

Add the missing clk_bulk_put() on the enable failure path. The
prepare/enable side is already rolled back by
clk_bulk_prepare_enable() itself.

Fixes: f6bb3e9d98c2 ("net: pcs: xpcs: Add Synopsys DW xPCS platform device driver")
Signed-off-by: Coia Prant <coiaprant@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
index 0337e2bcc012..b415b93d77c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs.c
@@ -1545,8 +1545,10 @@ static int xpcs_init_clks(struct dw_xpcs *xpcs)
return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to get clocks\n");

ret = clk_bulk_prepare_enable(DW_XPCS_NUM_CLKS, xpcs->clks);
- if (ret)
+ if (ret) {
+ clk_bulk_put(DW_XPCS_NUM_CLKS, xpcs->clks);
return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to enable clocks\n");
+ }

return 0;
}
--
2.47.3