realtek_cr_destructor() calls timer_delete() before the chip containing the timer is freed. The timer callback may still be running and can rearm itself, resulting in a use-after-free. Use timer_shutdown_sync() to wait for the callback and prevent further rearming. Do this unconditionally because ss_en may be changed after the timer is armed. Move timer_setup() into init_realtek_cr() so the timer is initialized before any failure path can invoke the destructor. Found by static analysis. Fixes: e931830bb877 ("Realtek cr: Add autosuspend function.") Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org> Co-developed-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@gmail.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260727123414.44700-1-mhun512@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>