ipa_remove() takes a runtime PM reference before accessing IPA hardware
during teardown. If a concurrent modem start or stop keeps
ipa_modem_stop() busy across both attempts, the callback intentionally
returns without releasing the remaining resources because proceeding
with teardown could crash. That return also skips the matching
pm_runtime_put_noidle(), leaving the callback's usage-count reference
held.

Drop only this runtime PM reference before returning.
pm_runtime_put_noidle() does not request an idle transition, so the
hardware and resources retained on this exceptional path remain
untouched while the usage count stays balanced.

This issue was found by a static analysis checker and confirmed by
manual source review.

Fixes: 923a6b698447 ("net: ipa: get clock in ipa_probe()")
Signed-off-by: Ruoyu Wang <ruoyuw560@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ipa/ipa_main.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_main.c b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_main.c
index 788dd99af2a4d..aab38fea91c61 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_main.c
@@ -975,6 +975,7 @@ static void ipa_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			 */
 			dev_err(dev, "Failed to stop modem (%pe), leaking resources\n",
 				ERR_PTR(ret));
+			pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
 			return;
 		}
 
-- 
2.51.0