netdev - [PATCH net-next v2 03/11] net: stmmac: fix PTP error cleanup in __stmmac

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Message-Id: <E1uwfBT-00000004j8Y-1k4H@rmk-PC.armlinux.org.uk>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:09:47 +0100
From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Cc: Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>,
	Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>,
	bpf@...r.kernel.org,
	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Gatien CHEVALLIER <gatien.chevallier@...s.st.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
	Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...nel.org>,
	John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com,
	Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
	Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...ichev.me>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 03/11] net: stmmac: fix PTP error cleanup in
 __stmmac_open()

The cleanup function for stmmac_setup_ptp() is stmmac_release_ptp()
which entirely undoes the effects of stmmac_setup_ptp() by
unregistering the PTP device and then stopping the PTP clock,
whereas stmmac_hw_teardown() will only stop the PTP clock while
leaving the PTP device registered.

This can lead to a kernel oops - if __stmmac_open() fails after
registering the PTP clock, the PTP device will remain registered,
and if the module is removed, subsequent PTP device accesses will
lead to a kernel oops.

Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 5d76cf7957ab..167405aac5b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -4032,7 +4032,7 @@ static int __stmmac_open(struct net_device *dev,
 	for (chan = 0; chan < priv->plat->tx_queues_to_use; chan++)
 		hrtimer_cancel(&priv->dma_conf.tx_queue[chan].txtimer);
 
-	stmmac_hw_teardown(dev);
+	stmmac_release_ptp(priv);
 init_error:
 	phylink_disconnect_phy(priv->phylink);
 init_phy_error:
-- 
2.47.3