[PATCH v1] bus: mhi: host: Fix controller cleanup on EDL sysfs failure

From: Yuho Choi

Date: Tue Jul 07 2026 - 14:53:45 EST


mhi_register_controller() adds the controller device before creating the
optional trigger_edl sysfs file. If sysfs_create_file() fails, the error
path only drops the device reference and leaves the device registered.

Add a post-device_add() error path that calls device_del() before
put_device(), matching the normal unregister path.

Fixes: 17553ba8e19d ("bus: mhi: host: Add sysfs entry to force device to enter EDL")
Signed-off-by: Yuho Choi <dbgh9129@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c
index 12dcb1a2753c..fd3050889412 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ int mhi_register_controller(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
if (mhi_cntrl->edl_trigger) {
ret = sysfs_create_file(&mhi_dev->dev.kobj, &dev_attr_trigger_edl.attr);
if (ret)
- goto err_release_dev;
+ goto err_del_dev;
}

mhi_cntrl->mhi_dev = mhi_dev;
@@ -1038,6 +1038,8 @@ int mhi_register_controller(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,

return 0;

+err_del_dev:
+ device_del(&mhi_dev->dev);
err_release_dev:
put_device(&mhi_dev->dev);
error_setup_irq:
--
2.43.0