FAILED: patch "[PATCH] net: phy: mediatek: fix nvmem cell reference leak in" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree

[<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

The patch below does not apply to the 6.12-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.12.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 1e5a541420b8c6d87d88eb50b6b978cdeafee1c9
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2026010550-concise-enjoyment-35f1@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.12.y' HEAD^..

Possible dependencies:



thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 1e5a541420b8c6d87d88eb50b6b978cdeafee1c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:13:13 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] net: phy: mediatek: fix nvmem cell reference leak in
 mt798x_phy_calibration

When nvmem_cell_read() fails in mt798x_phy_calibration(), the function
returns without calling nvmem_cell_put(), leaking the cell reference.

Move nvmem_cell_put() right after nvmem_cell_read() to ensure the cell
reference is always released regardless of the read result.

Found via static analysis and code review.

Fixes: 98c485eaf509 ("net: phy: add driver for MediaTek SoC built-in GE PHYs")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251211081313.2368460-1-linmq006@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mediatek/mtk-ge-soc.c b/drivers/net/phy/mediatek/mtk-ge-soc.c
index cd09fbf92ef2..2c4bbc236202 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mediatek/mtk-ge-soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mediatek/mtk-ge-soc.c
@@ -1167,9 +1167,9 @@ static int mt798x_phy_calibration(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	}
 
 	buf = (u32 *)nvmem_cell_read(cell, &len);
+	nvmem_cell_put(cell);
 	if (IS_ERR(buf))
 		return PTR_ERR(buf);
-	nvmem_cell_put(cell);
 
 	if (!buf[0] || !buf[1] || !buf[2] || !buf[3] || len < 4 * sizeof(u32)) {
 		phydev_err(phydev, "invalid efuse data\n");