[PATCH] i2c: mxs: fix DMA channel leak on probe error

From: Ruoyu Wang

Date: Fri Aug 14 2026 - 09:43:11 EST


dma_request_chan() grants the driver exclusive use of the channel until
dma_release_channel() is called. If controller reset or I2C adapter
registration fails after the request, mxs_i2c_probe() returns without
releasing it. The failed probe does not invoke mxs_i2c_remove(), so the
channel remains allocated and can prevent a later probe from acquiring
it.

Release the DMA channel on both post-request error paths. Keep the
adapter-registration unwind ordered after the existing controller reset.

This issue was found by a static analysis checker and confirmed by
manual source review.

Fixes: 62885f59a261 ("MXS: Implement DMA support into mxs-i2c")
Signed-off-by: Ruoyu Wang <ruoyuw560@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c
index 4e07babea9c3f..a5c8b44ec8142 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c
@@ -849,8 +849,10 @@ static int mxs_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)

/* Do reset to enforce correct startup after pinmuxing */
err = mxs_i2c_reset(i2c);
- if (err)
+ if (err) {
+ dma_release_channel(i2c->dmach);
return err;
+ }

adap = &i2c->adapter;
strscpy(adap->name, "MXS I2C adapter", sizeof(adap->name));
@@ -865,6 +867,7 @@ static int mxs_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (err) {
writel(MXS_I2C_CTRL0_SFTRST,
i2c->regs + MXS_I2C_CTRL0_SET);
+ dma_release_channel(i2c->dmach);
return err;
}

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2.51.0