[PATCH net] net: wan: fsl_ucc_hdlc: release HDLC device on remove
From: Myeonghun Pak
Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 14:03:24 EST
ucc_hdlc_probe() registers an HDLC netdev whose private pointer refers to
the separately allocated ucc_hdlc_private object. The remove path frees
that private object without unregistering or freeing the netdev, leaving
a registered device with a dangling private pointer.
Unregister the HDLC device before releasing hardware resources. This
closes an active interface through ndo_stop, which disables NAPI, stops
the UCC, and frees its IRQ. Then free the netdev before releasing its
private object.
Fixes: c19b6d246a35 ("drivers/net: support hdlc function for QE-UCC")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Co-developed-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c b/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c
index 809f21fb9..4c843c94c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/fsl_ucc_hdlc.c
@@ -1255,6 +1255,8 @@ static void ucc_hdlc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
struct ucc_hdlc_private *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+ unregister_hdlc_device(priv->ndev);
+
uhdlc_memclean(priv);
if (priv->utdm && priv->utdm->si_regs) {
@@ -1266,6 +1268,7 @@ static void ucc_hdlc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
iounmap(priv->utdm->siram);
priv->utdm->siram = NULL;
}
+ free_netdev(priv->ndev);
kfree(priv);
dev_info(&pdev->dev, "UCC based hdlc module removed\n");
--
2.47.1