netdev - [PATCH] net: bcmasp: fix early exit leak with fixed phy

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Message-Id: <20260122194001.1098859-1-justin.chen@broadcom.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:40:01 -0800
From: Justin Chen <justin.chen@...adcom.com>
To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
	horms@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com,
	kuba@...nel.org,
	edumazet@...gle.com,
	davem@...emloft.net,
	andrew+netdev@...n.ch,
	florian.fainelli@...adcom.com,
	Justin Chen <justin.chen@...adcom.com>
Subject: [PATCH] net: bcmasp: fix early exit leak with fixed phy

We are not deregistering the fixed phy link when hitting the early
exit condition. Add the correct early exit sequence.

Fixes: 490cb412007d ("net: bcmasp: Add support for ASP2.0 Ethernet controller")
Signed-off-by: Justin Chen <justin.chen@...adcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c
index b9973956c480..ceb6c11431dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/asp2/bcmasp_intf.c
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ struct bcmasp_intf *bcmasp_interface_create(struct bcmasp_priv *priv,
 		netdev_err(intf->ndev, "invalid PHY mode: %s for port %d\n",
 			   phy_modes(intf->phy_interface), intf->port);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err_free_netdev;
+		goto err_deregister_fixed_link;
 	}
 
 	ret = of_get_ethdev_address(ndev_dn, ndev);
@@ -1286,6 +1286,9 @@ struct bcmasp_intf *bcmasp_interface_create(struct bcmasp_priv *priv,
 
 	return intf;
 
+err_deregister_fixed_link:
+	if (of_phy_is_fixed_link(ndev_dn))
+		of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(ndev_dn);
 err_free_netdev:
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 err:
-- 
2.34.1