linux-kernel - Re: [syzbot] Re: [syzbot] [net?] WARNING: refcount bug in ethnl_phy

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Message-ID: <000000000000ddaa900621fb28a2@google.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:27:46 -0700
From: syzbot <syzbot+e9ed4e4368d450c8f9db@...kaller.appspotmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [syzbot] Re: [syzbot] [net?] WARNING: refcount bug in ethnl_phy_done

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Subject: Re: [syzbot] [net?] WARNING: refcount bug in ethnl_phy_done
Author: lizhi.xu@...driver.com

Distinguish whether dev is initialized by phy start or phy doit

#syz test

diff --git a/net/ethtool/phy.c b/net/ethtool/phy.c
index 4ef7c6e32d10..fe11de6bddab 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/phy.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/phy.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 struct phy_req_info {
 	struct ethnl_req_info		base;
 	struct phy_device_node		*pdn;
+	u8 dev_start_doit;
 };
 
 #define PHY_REQINFO(__req_base) \
@@ -157,6 +158,9 @@ int ethnl_phy_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (req_info.base.dev)
+		req_info.dev_start_doit = 0;
+
 	rtnl_lock();
 
 	ret = ethnl_phy_parse_request(&req_info.base, tb, info->extack);
@@ -223,10 +227,14 @@ int ethnl_phy_start(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 					 false);
 	ctx->ifindex = 0;
 	ctx->phy_index = 0;
+	ctx->phy_req_info->dev_start_doit = 0;
 
 	if (ret)
 		kfree(ctx->phy_req_info);
 
+	if (ctx->phy_req_info->base.dev)
+		ctx->phy_req_info->dev_start_doit = 1;
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -234,7 +242,7 @@ int ethnl_phy_done(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
 	struct ethnl_phy_dump_ctx *ctx = (void *)cb->ctx;
 
-	if (ctx->phy_req_info->base.dev)
+	if (ctx->phy_req_info->base.dev && ctx->phy_req_info->dev_start_doit)
 		ethnl_parse_header_dev_put(&ctx->phy_req_info->base);
 
 	kfree(ctx->phy_req_info);