[PATCH] tg3: Fix peer device double put in tg3_find_peer()

From: Wentao Liang

Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 06:57:13 EST


pci_get_slot() returns a device with its reference count incremented.
When the loop ends on tp->pdev (which happens when the adapter sits at
PCI function 7 and no other function is present) that reference has
already been dropped inside the loop, but the trailing pci_dev_put()
drops it a second time, underflowing the refcount of tp->pdev.

Treat a loop end on tp->pdev as single-port mode, just like the
existing !peer case.

Fixes: 16fe9d74f14e ("[TG3]: Fix 5704 single-port mode")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index 73a4b569b03e..57669a22c036 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -16122,9 +16122,10 @@ static struct pci_dev *tg3_find_peer(struct tg3 *tp)
pci_dev_put(peer);
}
/* 5704 can be configured in single-port mode, set peer to
- * tp->pdev in that case.
+ * tp->pdev in that case. The loop can also end on tp->pdev
+ * itself, whose reference was already dropped above.
*/
- if (!peer) {
+ if (!peer || peer == tp->pdev) {
peer = tp->pdev;
return peer;
}
--
2.34.1