Re: [PATCH] iio: light: gp2ap002: Fix runtime PM leak in gp2ap002_read_raw()

[Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>]

On Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:34:56 +0200
Linus Walleij <linusw@kernel.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM Wentao Liang <vulab@iscas.ac.cn> wrote:
> 
> > pm_runtime_get_sync() increments the usage counter even on failure,
> > so every successful call must be paired with a put. A failure of
> > gp2ap002_get_lux() returned early and skipped the paired
> > pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(), permanently preventing runtime
> > suspend. Jump to the common exit that releases the reference.
> >
> > Fixes: f6dbf83c17cb ("iio: light: gp2ap002: Take runtime PM reference on light read")
> > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org  
> 
> IMO not stable material.

Also that's not what upstream looks like:

https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v7.2.5/source/drivers/iio/light/gp2ap002.c#L246

Wentao, that function would definitely benefit form use of the
ACQUIRE macros in pm_runtime.h though if you do want to
improve it.

> 
> > Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@iscas.ac.cn>  
> 
> Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linusw@kernel.org>
> 
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij