[PATCH] mmc: mmci: fix DMA channel leak when mmc_add_host() fails

From: Anfernee Cao

Date: Fri Oct 16 2026 - 12:50:33 EST


mmci_probe() calls mmci_dma_setup(), which acquires the RX and TX DMA
channels via dma_request_chan(). These channels are not managed by
devres, and are released only by mmci_dma_release().

If the following mmc_add_host() fails, probe jumps to the clk_disable
label, which only disables the clock. As probe then fails,
mmci_remove() is never called, so both DMA channels are leaked.

Release them by adding a dedicated unwind label, reached only after
mmci_dma_setup().

This issue was found by manual code inspection.

Fixes: b38a20f29a49 ("mmc: mmci: fix return value check of mmc_add_host()")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v6.2+
Signed-off-by: Anfernee Cao <anferneemelokc5@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
index 416bdb184ed4..4db5c55b2700 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
@@ -2477,11 +2477,13 @@ static int mmci_probe(struct amba_device *dev,

ret = mmc_add_host(mmc);
if (ret)
- goto clk_disable;
+ goto dma_release;

pm_runtime_put(&dev->dev);
return 0;

+dma_release:
+ mmci_dma_release(host);
clk_disable:
clk_disable_unprepare(host->clk);
return ret;
--
2.54.0.windows.1