[PATCH] counter: rz-mtu3-cnt: Fix runtime PM leak in rz_mtu3_count_enable_write()

From: Wentao Liang

Date: Wed Sep 16 2026 - 05:29:26 EST


When enabling a counter, the runtime PM reference taken by
pm_runtime_get_sync() is never dropped if rz_mtu3_initialize_counter()
fails and returns an error, e.g. -EBUSY when the channel is already
requested. Because priv->count_is_enabled[] is left false, a subsequent
disable write also takes the early exit path, so the reference is never
recovered. Additionally, if pm_runtime_get_sync() itself fails the
device usage count is left incremented while the hardware is still
accessed with runtime PM suspended.

Use pm_runtime_resume_and_get() to resume the device and bail out if it
fails, and drop the runtime PM reference when
rz_mtu3_initialize_counter() fails.

Fixes: 0be8907359df ("counter: Add Renesas RZ/G2L MTU3a counter driver")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/counter/rz-mtu3-cnt.c | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/counter/rz-mtu3-cnt.c b/drivers/counter/rz-mtu3-cnt.c
index 7bfb6979193c..2bfc92bea757 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/rz-mtu3-cnt.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/rz-mtu3-cnt.c
@@ -504,10 +504,15 @@ static int rz_mtu3_count_enable_write(struct counter_device *counter,
goto exit;

if (enable) {
- pm_runtime_get_sync(counter->parent);
+ ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(counter->parent);
+ if (ret)
+ goto exit;
+
ret = rz_mtu3_initialize_counter(counter, count->id);
if (ret == 0)
priv->count_is_enabled[count->id] = true;
+ else
+ pm_runtime_put(counter->parent);
} else {
rz_mtu3_terminate_counter(counter, count->id);
priv->count_is_enabled[count->id] = false;
--
2.34.1