Re: [PATCH] i2c: riic: fix refcount leak in riic_i2c_resume_noirq()

From: Andi Shyti

Date: Mon Jun 08 2026 - 12:19:13 EST


Hi Wentao,

On Mon, Jun 08, 2026 at 07:11:23AM +0000, Wentao Liang wrote:
> When riic_i2c_resume_noirq() is called, it deasserts the reset
> using reset_control_deassert(), which for shared resets increments
> a reference count. If pm_runtime_force_resume() then fails, the
> function returns without calling reset_control_assert() to
> decrement the count. This leaves the reset deasserted and the
> reference count unbalanced, which can prevent other users of the
> shared reset from properly asserting it later.
>
> Fix the leak by calling reset_control_assert() on the error
> handling path for a failed pm_runtime_force_resume().
>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fixes: e383f0961422 ("i2c: riic: Move suspend handling to NOIRQ phase")
> Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>

merged to i2c/i2c-host-fixes.

Thanks,
Andi