[PATCH v3] iio: gyro: mpu3050: fix missing iio_trigger_unregister and irq cleanup

From: Li Xinyu

Date: Wed May 20 2026 - 11:55:49 EST


mpu3050_trigger_probe() registers the DRDY trigger with
iio_trigger_register() but neither mpu3050_common_remove() nor
the error path in mpu3050_common_probe() calls
iio_trigger_unregister(). On module unload or probe failure the
trigger remains in the global trigger list while its memory is
freed by devm, leaving a dangling entry.

Also fix a use-after-free risk: when iio_trigger_register() fails,
mpu3050->irq remained set to a non-zero value, which would cause
mpu3050_common_remove() to attempt a double-free of the IRQ and
an unregister of a never-registered trigger. Clear mpu3050->irq
in the error path to prevent this.

Revert the v2 devm approach as requested by Jonathan: the driver
mixes devm and non-devm resource management, so the minimal fix
is to add the missing unregister calls and keep the existing
manual resource management style.

Fixes: 3904b28efb2c ("iio: gyro: Add driver for the MPU-3050 gyroscope")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Li Xinyu <xinyuili@xxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
- Thanks Jonathan for the feedback on v2. Instead of mixing devm
with non-devm resource management in probe, revert to plain
iio_trigger_register() and add the missing iio_trigger_unregister()
calls in the error path and remove callback.
- Also noticed that mpu3050->irq was set but not cleared when
iio_trigger_register() fails in trigger_probe, which would
cause a double-free on module unload. Set mpu3050->irq = 0
in the error path to prevent this.

Changes in v2:
- Fixed the name format in Signed-off-by. Thanks Maxime for
catching this.
---
drivers/iio/gyro/mpu3050-core.c | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/gyro/mpu3050-core.c b/drivers/iio/gyro/mpu3050-core.c
index bcfa83a46737..459d02aa3d18 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/gyro/mpu3050-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/gyro/mpu3050-core.c
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ static int mpu3050_trigger_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, int irq)
mpu3050->trig->ops = &mpu3050_trigger_ops;
iio_trigger_set_drvdata(mpu3050->trig, indio_dev);

- ret = devm_iio_trigger_register(mpu3050->dev, mpu3050->trig);
+ ret = iio_trigger_register(mpu3050->trig);
if (ret)
goto err_iio_trigger;

@@ -1137,6 +1137,7 @@ static int mpu3050_trigger_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, int irq)

err_iio_trigger:
free_irq(mpu3050->irq, mpu3050->trig);
+ mpu3050->irq = 0;

return ret;
}
@@ -1260,8 +1261,10 @@ int mpu3050_common_probe(struct device *dev,
pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
pm_runtime_disable(dev);
- if (irq)
+ if (mpu3050->irq) {
+ iio_trigger_unregister(mpu3050->trig);
free_irq(mpu3050->irq, mpu3050->trig);
+ }
iio_triggered_buffer_cleanup(indio_dev);
err_power_down:
mpu3050_power_down(mpu3050);
@@ -1278,8 +1281,10 @@ void mpu3050_common_remove(struct device *dev)
pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
pm_runtime_disable(dev);
- if (mpu3050->irq)
+ if (mpu3050->irq) {
+ iio_trigger_unregister(mpu3050->trig);
free_irq(mpu3050->irq, mpu3050->trig);
+ }
iio_triggered_buffer_cleanup(indio_dev);
mpu3050_power_down(mpu3050);
}
--
2.34.1