[PATCH v2] mfd: ab8500: fix child device leaks on probe failure

From: Guangshuo Li

Date: Thu Sep 24 2026 - 10:57:05 EST


ab8500_probe() registers MFD child devices before completing the
remaining device initialization. If a later MFD registration or sysfs
group creation fails, previously registered child devices are not
removed.

Use devm_mfd_add_devices() so registered MFD child devices are removed
when probe fails.

The issue was identified by a static analysis tool I developed and
confirmed by manual review.

Fixes: cca69b67b3ba ("mfd: Export ab8500 chip id to sysfs")
Fixes: 9c717cf3fa16 ("mfd: ab8500-core: Add device for new RTC version for AB8540 cut2")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- Use devm_mfd_add_devices() for all MFD child registrations, as
suggested by Lee Jones.

drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c b/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c
index f0bc0b5a6f4a..55dd9ad285ae 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c
@@ -1194,39 +1194,41 @@ static int ab8500_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
return ret;

if (is_ab9540(ab8500))
- ret = mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0, ab9540_devs,
- ARRAY_SIZE(ab9540_devs), NULL,
- 0, ab8500->domain);
+ ret = devm_mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0, ab9540_devs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(ab9540_devs), NULL,
+ 0, ab8500->domain);
else if (is_ab8540(ab8500)) {
- ret = mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0, ab8540_devs,
- ARRAY_SIZE(ab8540_devs), NULL,
- 0, ab8500->domain);
+ ret = devm_mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0, ab8540_devs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(ab8540_devs), NULL,
+ 0, ab8500->domain);
if (ret)
return ret;

if (is_ab8540_1p2_or_earlier(ab8500))
- ret = mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0, ab8540_cut1_devs,
- ARRAY_SIZE(ab8540_cut1_devs), NULL,
- 0, ab8500->domain);
+ ret = devm_mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0,
+ ab8540_cut1_devs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(ab8540_cut1_devs),
+ NULL, 0, ab8500->domain);
else /* ab8540 >= cut2 */
- ret = mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0, ab8540_cut2_devs,
- ARRAY_SIZE(ab8540_cut2_devs), NULL,
- 0, ab8500->domain);
+ ret = devm_mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0,
+ ab8540_cut2_devs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(ab8540_cut2_devs),
+ NULL, 0, ab8500->domain);
} else if (is_ab8505(ab8500))
- ret = mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0, ab8505_devs,
- ARRAY_SIZE(ab8505_devs), NULL,
- 0, ab8500->domain);
+ ret = devm_mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0, ab8505_devs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(ab8505_devs), NULL,
+ 0, ab8500->domain);
else
- ret = mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0, ab8500_devs,
- ARRAY_SIZE(ab8500_devs), NULL,
- 0, ab8500->domain);
+ ret = devm_mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0, ab8500_devs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(ab8500_devs), NULL,
+ 0, ab8500->domain);
if (ret)
return ret;

/* Add battery management devices */
- ret = mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0, ab8500_bm_devs,
- ARRAY_SIZE(ab8500_bm_devs), NULL,
- 0, ab8500->domain);
+ ret = devm_mfd_add_devices(ab8500->dev, 0, ab8500_bm_devs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(ab8500_bm_devs), NULL,
+ 0, ab8500->domain);
if (ret)
dev_err(ab8500->dev, "error adding bm devices\n");

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