[PATCH] iio: proximity: vl53l0x: Fix trigger reference leak in vl53l0x_probe()

From: Wentao Liang

Date: Wed Sep 16 2026 - 12:50:57 EST


The reference taken with iio_trigger_get() is only dropped by
iio_dev_release() when INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED is set. Failure of
vl53l0x_configure_irq() or of triggered buffer setup returns before
that mode is set and leaks the reference acquired for
indio_dev->trig. Move the iio_trigger_get() after those setup steps
succeed.

Fixes: 762186c6e7b1 ("iio: proximity: vl53l0x-i2c: Added continuous mode support")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iio/proximity/vl53l0x-i2c.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/proximity/vl53l0x-i2c.c b/drivers/iio/proximity/vl53l0x-i2c.c
index ad3e46d47fa8..abef4129e645 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/proximity/vl53l0x-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/proximity/vl53l0x-i2c.c
@@ -374,8 +374,6 @@ static int vl53l0x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
if (ret)
return ret;

- indio_dev->trig = iio_trigger_get(data->trig);
-
ret = vl53l0x_configure_irq(client, indio_dev);
if (ret)
return ret;
@@ -387,6 +385,8 @@ static int vl53l0x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
&iio_triggered_buffer_setup_ops);
if (ret)
return ret;
+
+ indio_dev->trig = iio_trigger_get(data->trig);
}

return devm_iio_device_register(&client->dev, indio_dev);
--
2.34.1