Re: [PATCH net v1] net/mlx5e: Fix PTP TX SQ cleanup on metadata DB failure

[Tariq Toukan]

On 05/05/2026 1:30, Prathamesh Deshpande wrote:
> mlx5e_ptp_open_txqsq() creates the hardware SQ before allocating the PTP
> traffic metadata database.
>
> If mlx5e_ptp_alloc_traffic_db() fails, the error path frees the software
> TX queue state but skips destroying the already-created hardware SQ.
>
> Add a dedicated unwind label that destroys the SQ before freeing the TXQ
> state.
>
> Fixes: 1880bc4e4a96 ("net/mlx5e: Add TX port timestamp support")
> Signed-off-by: Prathamesh Deshpande <prathameshdeshpande7@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c | 4 +++-
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c
> index 723f66a6bd63..45db2dd7408d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c
> @@ -489,12 +489,14 @@ static int mlx5e_ptp_open_txqsq(struct mlx5e_ptp *c, u32 tisn,
>   
>   	err = mlx5e_ptp_alloc_traffic_db(ptpsq, dev_to_node(mlx5_core_dma_dev(c->mdev)));
>   	if (err)
> -		goto err_free_txqsq;
> +		goto err_destroy_sq;
>   
>   	INIT_WORK(&ptpsq->report_unhealthy_work, mlx5e_ptpsq_unhealthy_work);
>   
>   	return 0;
>   
> +err_destroy_sq:
> +	mlx5e_ptp_destroy_sq(c->mdev, txqsq->sqn);
>   err_free_txqsq:
>   	mlx5e_free_txqsq(txqsq);
>   

Reviewed-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks.