Re: [PATCH] PCI/PTM: fix refcount leak in pci_enable_ptm()

From: kernel test robot

Date: Wed Jun 17 2026 - 00:03:07 EST


Hi Wentao,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on pci/next]
[also build test ERROR on pci/for-linus westeri-thunderbolt/next linus/master v7.1 next-20260616]
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url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Wentao-Liang/PCI-PTM-fix-refcount-leak-in-pci_enable_ptm/20260617-043856
base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pci/pci.git next
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260616141733.1688264-1-vulab%40iscas.ac.cn
patch subject: [PATCH] PCI/PTM: fix refcount leak in pci_enable_ptm()
config: powerpc-randconfig-002-20260617 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260617/202606171116.hVjtUYrV-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: clang version 17.0.6 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 6009708b4367171ccdbf4b5905cb6a803753fe18)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260617/202606171116.hVjtUYrV-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202606171116.hVjtUYrV-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> drivers/pci/pcie/ptm.c:204:20: error: use of undeclared identifier 'parent'
204 | pci_disable_ptm(parent);
| ^
1 error generated.


vim +/parent +204 drivers/pci/pcie/ptm.c

162
163 /**
164 * pci_enable_ptm() - Enable Precision Time Measurement
165 * @dev: PCI device
166 *
167 * Enable Precision Time Measurement for @dev.
168 *
169 * Return: zero if successful, or -EINVAL if @dev lacks a PTM Capability or
170 * is not a PTM Root and lacks an upstream path of PTM-enabled devices.
171 */
172 int pci_enable_ptm(struct pci_dev *dev)
173 {
174 int rc;
175 char clock_desc[8];
176
177 /*
178 * A device uses local PTM Messages to request time information
179 * from a PTM Root that's farther upstream. Every device along
180 * the path must support PTM and have it enabled so it can
181 * handle the messages. Therefore, if this device is not a PTM
182 * Root, the upstream link partner must have PTM enabled before
183 * we can enable PTM.
184 */
185 if (!dev->ptm_root) {
186 struct pci_dev *parent;
187
188 parent = pci_upstream_ptm(dev);
189 if (!parent)
190 return -EINVAL;
191 /* Enable PTM for the parent */
192 rc = pci_enable_ptm(parent);
193 if (rc)
194 return rc;
195 }
196
197 /* Already enabled? */
198 if (atomic_inc_return(&dev->ptm_enable_cnt) > 1)
199 return 0;
200
201 rc = __pci_enable_ptm(dev);
202 if (rc) {
203 if (!dev->ptm_root)
> 204 pci_disable_ptm(parent);
205 atomic_dec(&dev->ptm_enable_cnt);
206 return rc;
207 }
208
209 switch (dev->ptm_granularity) {
210 case 0:
211 snprintf(clock_desc, sizeof(clock_desc), "unknown");
212 break;
213 case 255:
214 snprintf(clock_desc, sizeof(clock_desc), ">254ns");
215 break;
216 default:
217 snprintf(clock_desc, sizeof(clock_desc), "%uns",
218 dev->ptm_granularity);
219 break;
220 }
221 pci_info(dev, "PTM enabled%s, %s granularity\n",
222 dev->ptm_root ? " (root)" : "", clock_desc);
223
224 return 0;
225 }
226 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_enable_ptm);
227

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