diff --git a/lib/test_firmware.c b/lib/test_firmware.c
index 05ed84c2fc4c..1d7d480b8eeb 100644
--- a/lib/test_firmware.c
+++ b/lib/test_firmware.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct test_batched_req {
 	bool sent;
 	const struct firmware *fw;
 	const char *name;
+	const char *fw_buf;
 	struct completion completion;
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	struct device *dev;
@@ -175,8 +176,14 @@ static void __test_release_all_firmware(void)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < test_fw_config->num_requests; i++) {
 		req = &test_fw_config->reqs[i];
-		if (req->fw)
+		if (req->fw) {
+			if (req->fw_buf) {
+				kfree_const(req->fw_buf);
+				req->fw_buf = NULL;
+			}
 			release_firmware(req->fw);
+			req->fw = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	vfree(test_fw_config->reqs);
@@ -353,16 +360,26 @@ static ssize_t config_test_show_str(char *dst,
 	return len;
 }
 
-static int test_dev_config_update_bool(const char *buf, size_t size,
+static inline int __test_dev_config_update_bool(const char *buf, size_t size,
 				       bool *cfg)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
 	if (kstrtobool(buf, cfg) < 0)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	else
 		ret = size;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int test_dev_config_update_bool(const char *buf, size_t size,
+				       bool *cfg)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
+	ret = __test_dev_config_update_bool(buf, size, cfg);
 	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -373,7 +390,8 @@ static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_bool(char *buf, bool val)
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", val);
 }
 
-static int test_dev_config_update_size_t(const char *buf,
+static int __test_dev_config_update_size_t(
+					 const char *buf,
 					 size_t size,
 					 size_t *cfg)
 {
@@ -384,9 +402,7 @@ static int test_dev_config_update_size_t(const char *buf,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
 	*(size_t *)cfg = new;
-	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 
 	/* Always return full write size even if we didn't consume all */
 	return size;
@@ -402,7 +418,7 @@ static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_int(char *buf, int val)
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", val);
 }
 
-static int test_dev_config_update_u8(const char *buf, size_t size, u8 *cfg)
+static int __test_dev_config_update_u8(const char *buf, size_t size, u8 *cfg)
 {
 	u8 val;
 	int ret;
@@ -411,14 +427,23 @@ static int test_dev_config_update_u8(const char *buf, size_t size, u8 *cfg)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
 	*(u8 *)cfg = val;
-	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 
 	/* Always return full write size even if we didn't consume all */
 	return size;
 }
 
+static int test_dev_config_update_u8(const char *buf, size_t size, u8 *cfg)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
+	ret = __test_dev_config_update_u8(buf, size, cfg);
+	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_u8(char *buf, u8 val)
 {
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%u\n", val);
@@ -471,10 +496,10 @@ static ssize_t config_num_requests_store(struct device *dev,
 		mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 
-	rc = test_dev_config_update_u8(buf, count,
-				       &test_fw_config->num_requests);
+	rc = __test_dev_config_update_u8(buf, count,
+					 &test_fw_config->num_requests);
+	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 
 out:
 	return rc;
@@ -518,10 +543,10 @@ static ssize_t config_buf_size_store(struct device *dev,
 		mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 
-	rc = test_dev_config_update_size_t(buf, count,
-					   &test_fw_config->buf_size);
+	rc = __test_dev_config_update_size_t(buf, count,
+					     &test_fw_config->buf_size);
+	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 
 out:
 	return rc;
@@ -548,10 +573,10 @@ static ssize_t config_file_offset_store(struct device *dev,
 		mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 
-	rc = test_dev_config_update_size_t(buf, count,
-					   &test_fw_config->file_offset);
+	rc = __test_dev_config_update_size_t(buf, count,
+					     &test_fw_config->file_offset);
+	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 
 out:
 	return rc;
@@ -652,6 +677,8 @@ static ssize_t trigger_request_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
 	release_firmware(test_firmware);
+	if (test_fw_config->reqs)
+		__test_release_all_firmware();
 	test_firmware = NULL;
 	rc = request_firmware(&test_firmware, name, dev);
 	if (rc) {
@@ -752,6 +779,8 @@ static ssize_t trigger_async_request_store(struct device *dev,
 	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
 	release_firmware(test_firmware);
 	test_firmware = NULL;
+	if (test_fw_config->reqs)
+		__test_release_all_firmware();
 	rc = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, 1, name, dev, GFP_KERNEL,
 				     NULL, trigger_async_request_cb);
 	if (rc) {
@@ -794,6 +823,8 @@ static ssize_t trigger_custom_fallback_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
 	release_firmware(test_firmware);
+	if (test_fw_config->reqs)
+		__test_release_all_firmware();
 	test_firmware = NULL;
 	rc = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, FW_ACTION_NOUEVENT, name,
 				     dev, GFP_KERNEL, NULL,
@@ -856,6 +887,8 @@ static int test_fw_run_batch_request(void *data)
 						 test_fw_config->buf_size);
 		if (!req->fw)
 			kfree(test_buf);
+		else
+			req->fw_buf = test_buf;
 	} else {
 		req->rc = test_fw_config->req_firmware(&req->fw,
 						       req->name,
@@ -895,6 +928,11 @@ static ssize_t trigger_batched_requests_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
 
+	if (test_fw_config->reqs) {
+		rc = -EBUSY;
+		goto out_bail;
+	}
+
 	test_fw_config->reqs =
 		vzalloc(array3_size(sizeof(struct test_batched_req),
 				    test_fw_config->num_requests, 2));
@@ -911,6 +949,7 @@ static ssize_t trigger_batched_requests_store(struct device *dev,
 		req->fw = NULL;
 		req->idx = i;
 		req->name = test_fw_config->name;
+		req->fw_buf = NULL;
 		req->dev = dev;
 		init_completion(&req->completion);
 		req->task = kthread_run(test_fw_run_batch_request, req,
@@ -993,6 +1032,11 @@ ssize_t trigger_batched_requests_async_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex);
 
+	if (test_fw_config->reqs) {
+		rc = -EBUSY;
+		goto out_bail;
+	}
+
 	test_fw_config->reqs =
 		vzalloc(array3_size(sizeof(struct test_batched_req),
 				    test_fw_config->num_requests, 2));
@@ -1010,6 +1054,7 @@ ssize_t trigger_batched_requests_async_store(struct device *dev,
 	for (i = 0; i < test_fw_config->num_requests; i++) {
 		req = &test_fw_config->reqs[i];
 		req->name = test_fw_config->name;
+		req->fw_buf = NULL;
 		req->fw = NULL;
 		req->idx = i;
 		init_completion(&req->completion);
