[PATCH v2] iommu/msm: unwind probe state on registration failure

From: Weimin Xiong

Date: Wed Jul 15 2026 - 21:33:19 EST


msm_iommu_probe() adds its devm-managed IOMMU object to
qcom_iommu_devices before adding the IOMMU sysfs device and registering
it with the IOMMU core.

If iommu_device_sysfs_add() fails, probe returns with the object still on
qcom_iommu_devices. The driver core then releases the devm allocation,
leaving a dangling list entry that later list walks may dereference.

If iommu_device_register() fails, the same dangling list entry remains
and the sysfs device is left registered as well.

Unwind the sysfs device and global list entry in reverse setup order on
the corresponding failure paths.

Fixes: 42df43b36163 ("iommu/msm: Make use of iommu_device_register interface")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Weimin Xiong <xiongwm2026@xxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Resend the former patch 4/4 independently; patches 1-3 from v1 are
dropped.
- Explain the dangling list entry and stale sysfs device consequences.
- Add Fixes and stable tags.
- No code changes.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260714060930.220277-5-xiongwm2026@xxxxxxx

drivers/iommu/msm_iommu.c | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iommu/msm_iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/msm_iommu.c
index 0ad5ff431..d0d926be7 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/msm_iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/msm_iommu.c
@@ -784,19 +784,25 @@ static int msm_iommu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
"msm-smmu.%pa", &ioaddr);
if (ret) {
pr_err("Could not add msm-smmu at %pa to sysfs\n", &ioaddr);
- return ret;
+ goto err_remove_list;
}

ret = iommu_device_register(&iommu->iommu, &msm_iommu_ops, &pdev->dev);
if (ret) {
pr_err("Could not register msm-smmu at %pa\n", &ioaddr);
- return ret;
+ goto err_remove_sysfs;
}

pr_info("device mapped at %p, irq %d with %d ctx banks\n",
iommu->base, iommu->irq, iommu->ncb);

return ret;
+
+err_remove_sysfs:
+ iommu_device_sysfs_remove(&iommu->iommu);
+err_remove_list:
+ list_del(&iommu->dev_node);
+ return ret;
}

static const struct of_device_id msm_iommu_dt_match[] = {