[PATCH] mfd: intel-lpss: fix iDMA device leak on probe failure

From: Guangshuo Li

Date: Mon Sep 21 2026 - 07:37:58 EST


intel_lpss_probe() may register an iDMA MFD child before registering
the main controller cell. If the iDMA child is registered successfully
but the subsequent mfd_add_devices() call for the main cell fails, the
probe error path returns without removing the already registered iDMA
device.

Since the normal remove callback is not called after a failed probe,
the iDMA platform device remains registered and is never released.

Call mfd_remove_devices() on the probe error path to remove any MFD
children that were successfully registered before the main cell
registration failed.

The issue was identified by a static analysis tool I developed and
confirmed by manual review.

Fixes: 4b45efe85263 ("mfd: Add support for Intel Sunrisepoint LPSS devices")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c
index 63d6694f7145..657b1e3fb896 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/intel-lpss.c
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ int intel_lpss_probe(struct device *dev,
return 0;

err_remove_ltr:
+ mfd_remove_devices(dev);
intel_lpss_debugfs_remove(lpss);
intel_lpss_ltr_hide(lpss);
intel_lpss_unregister_clock(lpss);
--
2.43.0