[PATCH net v2] net: fec: only stop PTP if it was initialized

From: phucduc . bui

Date: Wed Aug 26 2026 - 06:36:55 EST


From: bui duc phuc <phucduc.bui@xxxxxxxxx>

fec_ptp_init() is only called when fep->bufdesc_ex is available.
However, fec_probe() unconditionally calls fec_ptp_stop() on the
failed_init path, and fec_drv_remove() unconditionally calls
fec_ptp_stop() during device removal.

Check fep->bufdesc_ex before calling fec_ptp_stop() in both paths
to avoid stopping PTP when it was not initialized.

Fixes: 32cba57ba74b ("net: fec: introduce fec_ptp_stop and use in probe fail path")
Reviewed-by: Wei Fang <wei.fang@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: bui duc phuc <phucduc.bui@xxxxxxxxx>
---

Changes in v2:
- Handle fec_drv_remove() as suggested in Sashiko's review.
- Update the commit message.
- Add the Reviewed-by tag.

drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index ced4dbf8cd90..794ec427b0ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -5457,7 +5457,8 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
failed_irq:
fec_enet_deinit(ndev);
failed_init:
- fec_ptp_stop(pdev);
+ if (fep->bufdesc_ex)
+ fec_ptp_stop(pdev);
failed_reset:
pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
@@ -5499,7 +5500,8 @@ fec_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
ERR_PTR(ret));

cancel_work_sync(&fep->tx_timeout_work);
- fec_ptp_stop(pdev);
+ if (fep->bufdesc_ex)
+ fec_ptp_stop(pdev);
unregister_netdev(ndev);
fec_enet_mii_remove(fep);
if (fep->reg_phy)
--
2.43.0