[PATCH 1/3] i2c: at91: release DMA channels on remove and probe error

From: Shengzhuo Wei

Date: Thu Aug 27 2026 - 11:43:28 EST


at91_twi_configure_dma() requests exclusive tx/rx DMA channels, but
nothing ever releases them on driver detach, and the probe error path
after the channels are acquired (i2c_add_numbered_adapter() failure)
returns without releasing them either, because the remove callback is
not invoked after a failed probe.

Move the release into a helper, call it from the existing
configure-failure path, the adapter-registration failure path, and
at91_twi_remove().

Fixes: 60937b2cdbf9 ("i2c: at91: add dma support")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Shengzhuo Wei <me@xxxxxxxx>
Assisted-by: GLM:5.3
---
drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91-core.c | 3 +++
drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91-master.c | 12 +++++++++++-
drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91-core.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91-core.c
index b64adef778d4..8ca4556d9664 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91-core.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ static int at91_twi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (rc) {
pm_runtime_disable(dev->dev);
pm_runtime_set_suspended(dev->dev);
+ at91_twi_dma_release(dev);

return rc;
}
@@ -270,6 +271,8 @@ static void at91_twi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)

i2c_del_adapter(&dev->adapter);

+ at91_twi_dma_release(dev);
+
pm_runtime_disable(dev->dev);
pm_runtime_set_suspended(dev->dev);
}
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91-master.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91-master.c
index 894cedbca99f..68238cc8aee0 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91-master.c
@@ -817,11 +817,21 @@ static int at91_twi_configure_dma(struct at91_twi_dev *dev, u32 phy_addr)
error:
if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
dev_info(dev->dev, "can't get DMA channel, continue without DMA support\n");
+ at91_twi_dma_release(dev);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+void at91_twi_dma_release(struct at91_twi_dev *dev)
+{
+ struct at91_twi_dma *dma = &dev->dma;
+
if (dma->chan_rx)
dma_release_channel(dma->chan_rx);
if (dma->chan_tx)
dma_release_channel(dma->chan_tx);
- return ret;
+ dma->chan_rx = NULL;
+ dma->chan_tx = NULL;
+ dev->use_dma = false;
}

static int at91_init_twi_recovery_gpio(struct platform_device *pdev,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.h b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.h
index 942e9c3973bb..d68fcbbc3e0f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.h
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-at91.h
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ void at91_twi_irq_restore(struct at91_twi_dev *dev);
void at91_init_twi_bus(struct at91_twi_dev *dev);

void at91_init_twi_bus_master(struct at91_twi_dev *dev);
+void at91_twi_dma_release(struct at91_twi_dev *dev);
int at91_twi_probe_master(struct platform_device *pdev, u32 phy_addr,
struct at91_twi_dev *dev);


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