[PATCH v2] media: adv748x: Fix endpoint reference leaks on probe failure

From: Ruoyu Wang

Date: Thu Sep 10 2026 - 21:57:38 EST


adv748x_parse_dt() takes an extra reference for every endpoint saved in
state->endpoints. If parsing later fails, adv748x_probe() skips
adv748x_dt_cleanup(), so the saved references remain held. A CSI-2 lane
parsing error also returns from for_each_endpoint_of_node() without
dropping the iterator's reference.

Save the endpoint reference only after lane parsing succeeds. Drop the
iterator reference before returning a lane parsing error and route all
parse failures through the endpoint cleanup path to release any saved
references. This retains the endpoints only for a successful probe.

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

Fixes: 6a18865da8e3 ("media: i2c: adv748x: store number of CSI-2 lanes described in device tree")
Fixes: eccf442ce156 ("media: i2c: adv748x: Support probing a single output")
Suggested-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil+cisco@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ruoyu Wang <ruoyuw560@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Move of_node_get() and the assignment to state->endpoints[ep.port]
after successful lane parsing, as suggested by Hans Verkuil.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260814134106.1387486-1-ruoyuw560@xxxxxxxxx/

drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-core.c | 13 +++++++------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-core.c b/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-core.c
index 3eb6d5e8f0826..70594d0018048 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/adv748x/adv748x-core.c
@@ -675,9 +675,6 @@ static int adv748x_parse_dt(struct adv748x_state *state)
continue;
}

- of_node_get(ep_np);
- state->endpoints[ep.port] = ep_np;
-
/*
* At least one input endpoint and one output endpoint shall
* be defined.
@@ -689,8 +686,13 @@ static int adv748x_parse_dt(struct adv748x_state *state)

/* Store number of CSI-2 lanes used for TXA and TXB. */
ret = adv748x_parse_csi2_lanes(state, ep.port, ep_np);
- if (ret)
+ if (ret) {
+ of_node_put(ep_np);
return ret;
+ }
+
+ of_node_get(ep_np);
+ state->endpoints[ep.port] = ep_np;
}

return in_found && out_found ? 0 : -ENODEV;
@@ -739,7 +741,7 @@ static int adv748x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
ret = adv748x_parse_dt(state);
if (ret) {
adv_err(state, "Failed to parse device tree");
- goto err_free_mutex;
+ goto err_cleanup_dt;
}

/* Configure IO Regmap region */
@@ -809,7 +811,6 @@ static int adv748x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
adv748x_unregister_clients(state);
err_cleanup_dt:
adv748x_dt_cleanup(state);
-err_free_mutex:
mutex_destroy(&state->mutex);

return ret;

--
2.34.1