[PATCH v2] ASoC: wm8962: Stop IRQ from requeuing mic_work on remove

From: Myeonghun Pak

Date: Tue Sep 22 2026 - 23:08:26 EST


wm8962_remove() cancels mic_work, but the IRQ that queues it stays
registered for the I2C device. Devres frees the IRQ only after that
cancel, and card unbind never unbinds the I2C client. A later MICD
or MICSCD event queues the work again. The work calls
snd_soc_component_read() and snd_soc_jack_report().

FLL, FIFO, and thermal handling do not use the jack, so leave the IRQ
registered. Queue mic_work only while the jack pointer is set. On
remove, clear that reference, synchronize_irq(), then cancel the
work.

This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research
while reviewing kernel code.

Fixes: 0512615db6db ("ASoC: wm8962: Convert interrupt handler to direct regmap usage")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assisted-by: LLM
Co-developed-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Do not disable the IRQ from wm8962_i2c_remove(). Card unbind calls
wm8962_remove() while the I2C client stays bound, so that disable
never runs there (Charles Keepax).
- Keep the devm IRQ on the I2C device. FLL, FIFO, and thermal
handling do not use the jack. Clear the jack, synchronize_irq(),
then cancel mic_work so the handler cannot queue it again.

Found by inspection; I do not have the hardware, so this is not runtime
tested.

sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c
index 8a9598161b35..d97289461e02 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c
@@ -3115,7 +3115,7 @@ static void wm8962_mic_work(struct work_struct *work)

wm8962->mic_status = status;

- snd_soc_jack_report(wm8962->jack, status,
+ snd_soc_jack_report(READ_ONCE(wm8962->jack), status,
SND_JACK_MICROPHONE | SND_JACK_BTN_0);

snd_soc_component_update_bits(component, WM8962_MICINT_SOURCE_POL,
@@ -3203,9 +3203,14 @@ static irqreturn_t wm8962_irq(int irq, void *data)

pm_wakeup_event(dev, 300);

- queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
- &wm8962->mic_work,
- msecs_to_jiffies(250));
+ /*
+ * mic_work reports this jack. Removal clears it before
+ * synchronize_irq(), so do not queue once it is gone.
+ */
+ if (READ_ONCE(wm8962->jack))
+ queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
+ &wm8962->mic_work,
+ msecs_to_jiffies(250));
}

pm_runtime_put(dev);
@@ -3232,7 +3237,7 @@ int wm8962_mic_detect(struct snd_soc_component *component, struct snd_soc_jack *
struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm = snd_soc_component_to_dapm(component);
int irq_mask, enable;

- wm8962->jack = jack;
+ WRITE_ONCE(wm8962->jack, jack);
if (jack) {
irq_mask = 0;
enable = WM8962_MICDET_ENA;
@@ -3247,7 +3252,7 @@ int wm8962_mic_detect(struct snd_soc_component *component, struct snd_soc_jack *
WM8962_MICDET_ENA, enable);

/* Send an initial empty report */
- snd_soc_jack_report(wm8962->jack, 0,
+ snd_soc_jack_report(jack, 0,
SND_JACK_MICROPHONE | SND_JACK_BTN_0);

snd_soc_dapm_mutex_lock(dapm);
@@ -3594,6 +3599,15 @@ static void wm8962_remove(struct snd_soc_component *component)
{
struct wm8962_priv *wm8962 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);

+ /*
+ * The IRQ stays registered for the I2C device, including across
+ * card unbind. It is the only producer of mic_work. Clear the
+ * jack first so a new handler does not queue, wait out a handler
+ * that already loaded the old pointer, then drain the work.
+ */
+ WRITE_ONCE(wm8962->jack, NULL);
+ if (wm8962->irq)
+ synchronize_irq(wm8962->irq);
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&wm8962->mic_work);

wm8962_free_gpio(component);
base-commit: 238650ef6c7c7cca08e032527329424c9fbd70e5
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2.53.0