[PATCH v3 1/2] i2c: imx: Clear slave pointer on registration error

From: Liem

Date: Thu Jun 25 2026 - 22:59:22 EST


In i2c_imx_reg_slave(), i2c_imx->slave is checked at the beginning
and the function returns -EBUSY if it is non-NULL. If
pm_runtime_resume_and_get() fails later, the error path returns
without clearing i2c_imx->slave, leaving it non-NULL. Subsequent
attempts to register a slave will then immediately fail with
-EBUSY, making it impossible to register the slave again.

Fix by setting i2c_imx->slave = NULL on the error path.

Fixes: f7414cd6923f ("i2c: imx: support slave mode for imx I2C driver")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Liem <liem16213@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index 28313d0fad37..17defb470776 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ static int i2c_imx_reg_slave(struct i2c_client *client)
/* Resume */
ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(i2c_imx->adapter.dev.parent);
if (ret < 0) {
+ i2c_imx->slave = NULL;
dev_err(&i2c_imx->adapter.dev, "failed to resume i2c controller");
return ret;
}
--
2.34.1