[PATCH] i3c: dw: Fix memory leak in dw_i3c_master_i2c_xfers()

From: Zilin Guan

Date: Mon Jan 26 2026 - 03:11:52 EST


The dw_i3c_master_i2c_xfers() function allocates memory for the xfer
structure using dw_i3c_master_alloc_xfer(). If pm_runtime_resume_and_get()
fails, the function returns without freeing the allocated xfer, resulting
in a memory leak.

Add a dw_i3c_master_free_xfer() call to the error path to ensure the
allocated memory is properly freed.

Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool
and code review.

Fixes: 62fe9d06f570 ("i3c: dw: Add power management support")
Signed-off-by: Zilin Guan <zilin@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
index 889e2ed5bc83..3e6f66dff2ec 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/dw-i3c-master.c
@@ -1099,6 +1099,7 @@ static int dw_i3c_master_i2c_xfers(struct i2c_dev_desc *dev,
dev_err(master->dev,
"<%s> cannot resume i3c bus master, err: %d\n",
__func__, ret);
+ dw_i3c_master_free_xfer(xfer);
return ret;
}

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2.34.1