When `I2cAdapter::get` executes, it first calls
`bindings::i2c_get_adapter()` which increments the device and module
reference counts. It then takes a reference to the raw pointer and
converts it to an `ARef` via `.into()`.

The implementation of `From<&T> for ARef<T>` where `T: AlwaysRefCounted`
unconditionally calls `T::inc_ref()`. This leads to a second call to
`bindings::i2c_get_adapter()` inside `I2cAdapter::inc_ref()`.

Since the returned `ARef` will only release a single reference when
dropped via `dec_ref()`, this leaks one device and module reference count
on every call.

This fix was suggested by sashiko.dev.

Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260521190937.248904-1-nico.antinori.7@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Nicolás Antinori <nico.antinori.7@gmail.com>
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Changelog:
v2: add missing Link tag to commit message
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/20260524181151.24988-1-nico.antinori.7@gmail.com

 rust/kernel/i2c.rs | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/i2c.rs b/rust/kernel/i2c.rs
index 7b908f0c5a58..ca6476cf4399 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/i2c.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/i2c.rs
@@ -405,7 +405,11 @@ pub fn get(index: i32) -> Result<ARef<Self>> {

         // SAFETY: `adapter` is non-null and points to a live `i2c_adapter`.
         // `I2cAdapter` is #[repr(transparent)], so this cast is valid.
-        Ok(unsafe { (&*adapter.as_ptr().cast::<I2cAdapter<device::Normal>>()).into() })
+        Ok(unsafe {
+            ARef::from_raw(NonNull::new_unchecked(
+                adapter.as_ptr().cast::<I2cAdapter<device::Normal>>(),
+            ))
+        })
     }
 }

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2.53.0

Hello Nicolás

On 5/26/2026 8:47 PM, Nicolás Antinori wrote:
>           // SAFETY: `adapter` is non-null and points to a live `i2c_adapter`.
>           // `I2cAdapter` is #[repr(transparent)], so this cast is valid.
> -        Ok(unsafe { (&*adapter.as_ptr().cast::<I2cAdapter<device::Normal>>()).into() })
> +        Ok(unsafe {
> +            ARef::from_raw(NonNull::new_unchecked(
> +                adapter.as_ptr().cast::<I2cAdapter<device::Normal>>(),
> +            ))
> +        })
>       }
>   }

The `adapter` here is already a NonNull pointer. No need to call 
.as_ptr() and then rewrap
with new_unchecked.

Cheers
Igor