[PATCH] phy: freescale: imx8qm-lvds-phy: Fix missing pm_runtime_disable() on probe error path

From: Felix Gu

Date: Thu Jun 04 2026 - 10:51:52 EST


If mixel_lvds_phy_reset() fails in probe after pm_runtime_enable(),
the function returns directly without calling pm_runtime_disable(),
leaving runtime PM permanently enabled for the device.

Fix this by using devm_pm_runtime_enable() so that cleanup is
automatic on any probe failure or driver unbind. This also allows
removing the manual err label and the .remove callback.

Fixes: 06ff622d61d2 ("phy: freescale: Add i.MX8qm Mixel LVDS PHY support")
Signed-off-by: Felix Gu <ustc.gu@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-imx8qm-lvds-phy.c | 24 +++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-imx8qm-lvds-phy.c b/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-imx8qm-lvds-phy.c
index ece357443521..c662f91e598c 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-imx8qm-lvds-phy.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/freescale/phy-fsl-imx8qm-lvds-phy.c
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ static int mixel_lvds_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)

dev_set_drvdata(dev, priv);

- pm_runtime_enable(dev);
+ ret = devm_pm_runtime_enable(dev);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;

ret = mixel_lvds_phy_reset(dev);
if (ret) {
@@ -355,17 +357,15 @@ static int mixel_lvds_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)

for (i = 0; i < PHY_NUM; i++) {
lvds_phy = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*lvds_phy), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!lvds_phy) {
- ret = -ENOMEM;
- goto err;
- }
+ if (!lvds_phy)
+ return -ENOMEM;

phy = devm_phy_create(dev, NULL, &mixel_lvds_phy_ops);
if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
ret = PTR_ERR(phy);
dev_err(dev, "failed to create PHY for channel%d: %d\n",
i, ret);
- goto err;
+ return ret;
}

lvds_phy->phy = phy;
@@ -379,19 +379,10 @@ static int mixel_lvds_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (IS_ERR(phy_provider)) {
ret = PTR_ERR(phy_provider);
dev_err(dev, "failed to register PHY provider: %d\n", ret);
- goto err;
+ return ret;
}

return 0;
-err:
- pm_runtime_disable(dev);
-
- return ret;
-}
-
-static void mixel_lvds_phy_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
- pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
}

static int __maybe_unused mixel_lvds_phy_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
@@ -432,7 +423,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, mixel_lvds_phy_of_match);

static struct platform_driver mixel_lvds_phy_driver = {
.probe = mixel_lvds_phy_probe,
- .remove = mixel_lvds_phy_remove,
.driver = {
.pm = &mixel_lvds_phy_pm_ops,
.name = "mixel-lvds-phy",

---
base-commit: a225caacc36546a09586e3ece36c0313146e7da9
change-id: 20260604-lvds-d67cb619df17

Best regards,
--
Felix Gu <ustc.gu@xxxxxxxxx>