Re: [PATCH v4] wifi: ath11k: fix resource leak on error in ext IRQ setup

[Baochen Qiang]

On 7/21/2026 3:21 PM, ZhaoJinming wrote:
> In ath11k_ahb_config_irq(), when a CE request_irq() fails, the function
> returns the error immediately without freeing the CE IRQs that were
> successfully registered in previous loop iterations. The probe error
> path does not call ath11k_ahb_free_irq() either, so the previously
> registered CE IRQ handlers remain attached to the interrupt lines and
> are never released.
> 
> In ath11k_ahb_config_ext_irq(), when an external request_irq() fails,
> the error is only logged and the loop continues. The function then
> returns 0 indicating success, leaving the device in a partially
> configured state where some external IRQs are not registered. This
> causes enable_irq()/disable_irq()/free_irq() to be called on
> unregistered IRQs during runtime and remove/shutdown, triggering
> WARN_ON(!desc->action), and missing interrupt handlers lead to data
> loss.
> 
> Additionally, if alloc_netdev_dummy() fails for a later IRQ group, the
> function returns -ENOMEM without freeing the ext IRQs and napi_ndev
> that were successfully set up for earlier groups.
> 
> Fix all three issues: propagate the error up to the caller and unwind
> all successfully registered IRQs and allocated resources on failure.
> 
> Signed-off-by: ZhaoJinming <zhaojinming@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Baochen Qiang <baochen.qiang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>