[PATCH] iio: light: ltrf216a: fix runtime PM reference leak in error path

From: Vidhu Sarwal

Date: Mon Jul 13 2026 - 08:02:32 EST


ltrf216a_get_lux() acquires a runtime PM reference by calling
ltrf216a_set_power_state(data, true). However, if
ltrf216a_read_data() fails, the function returns immediately without
dropping the reference.

This leaves the runtime PM usage count unbalanced, preventing the device
from autosuspending after a failed read.

Fix this by releasing the runtime PM reference before returning from the
error path.

Fixes: 83f0bcd40d5c ("iio: light: Add support for ltrf216a sensor")
Signed-off-by: Vidhu Sarwal <vidhu.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iio/light/ltrf216a.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/ltrf216a.c b/drivers/iio/light/ltrf216a.c
index 3f34ddc911b4..3ec239eb5831 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/ltrf216a.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/ltrf216a.c
@@ -247,8 +247,10 @@ static int ltrf216a_get_lux(struct ltrf216a_data *data)
return ret;

greendata = ltrf216a_read_data(data, LTRF216A_ALS_DATA_0);
- if (greendata < 0)
+ if (greendata < 0) {
+ ltrf216a_set_power_state(data, false);
return greendata;
+ }

ltrf216a_set_power_state(data, false);


base-commit: a13c140cc289c0b7b3770bce5b3ad42ab35074aa
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2.53.0