[PATCH] iio: srf04: fix pm_runtime handling on probe error path

From: Cong Nguyen

Date: Mon Jul 27 2026 - 12:03:41 EST


When pm_runtime_set_active() fails during probe, the driver logs the
error and unregisters the IIO device, but then falls through and still
calls pm_runtime_enable() before returning the error.

Since probe returns an error, srf04_remove() is never called, so
runtime PM is left enabled without a matching pm_runtime_disable().
This leaks the enable and triggers an "Unbalanced pm_runtime_enable!"
warning on a subsequent bind of the device.

Return the error right after unregistering the IIO device so that
runtime PM is not enabled on the failure path.

Fixes: 2251157b335b ("iio: srf04: add power management feature")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Cong Nguyen <congnt264@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iio/proximity/srf04.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/proximity/srf04.c b/drivers/iio/proximity/srf04.c
index e97f9a20ac7a..337938657449 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/proximity/srf04.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/proximity/srf04.c
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ static int srf04_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (ret) {
dev_err(data->dev, "pm_runtime_set_active: %d\n", ret);
iio_device_unregister(indio_dev);
+ return ret;
}

pm_runtime_enable(data->dev);
--
2.25.1