[PATCH v2] dmaengine: qcom_hidma: Fix runtime PM leak in hidma_issue_task()

From: Wentao Liang

Date: Fri Nov 06 2026 - 03:46:44 EST


hidma_issue_task() bumps the device usage counter with
pm_runtime_get_sync() without checking the return value. The counter is
incremented even when the resume fails, e.g. when runtime PM has been
disabled or the device is suspending, and nothing drops it in that case,
so each failure leaves the device with an elevated usage count and it can
no longer runtime suspend.

Use pm_runtime_resume_and_get(), which drops the reference it took when
the resume fails, and do not start the transfer in that case. The counter
taken by a successful resume is still dropped by hidma_callback() as
before.

Fixes: 67a2003e0607 ("dmaengine: add Qualcomm Technologies HIDMA channel driver")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Use pm_runtime_resume_and_get() instead of pm_runtime_get_sync()
followed by pm_runtime_put_noidle(), as Frank Li suggested.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260916093032.2003397-1-vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx/
- Sorry for the very late reply to this review.

drivers/dma/qcom/hidma.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dma/qcom/hidma.c b/drivers/dma/qcom/hidma.c
index 1349066b1544..c49cf622e5fb 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/qcom/hidma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/qcom/hidma.c
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ static void hidma_issue_task(struct tasklet_struct *t)
{
struct hidma_dev *dmadev = from_tasklet(dmadev, t, task);

- pm_runtime_get_sync(dmadev->ddev.dev);
+ if (pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dmadev->ddev.dev) < 0)
+ return;
hidma_ll_start(dmadev->lldev);
}

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