Re: [PATCH] spi: cadence-qspi: Fix runtime PM imbalance in probe

From: Andy Shevchenko

Date: Tue Dec 02 2025 - 15:51:03 EST


On Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 09:12:51AM +0000, Ali Tariq wrote:
> The probe function incorrectly calls pm_runtime_put_autosuspend()
> twice in succession at the end of successful probe, dropping two
> runtime PM references while only one was acquired earlier with
> pm_runtime_get_sync(). This causes a usage count underflow:
>
> cadence-qspi 13010000.spi: Runtime PM usage count underflow!
>
> Remove the first redundant pm_runtime_put_autosuspend() call to
> balance the reference count.
>
> Tested on StarFive VisionFive 2 v1.2A board.

...

> if (!(ddata && (ddata->quirks & CQSPI_DISABLE_RUNTIME_PM))) {
> - pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(dev);
> pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);

This one — pm_runtime_mark_last_busy() — also may be removed as it's integrated
into the _put_auutosuspend().

> pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(dev);
> }

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko