[PATCH net 05/10] net: mv643xx: move setting of netops to fix crash

From: David Yang

Date: Wed Oct 07 2026 - 22:31:52 EST


mv643xx_eth_probe() connects the PHY before dev->netdev_ops is
assigned. phy_attach_direct() -> phy_link_topo_add_phy() reads
dev->netdev_ops through netdev_need_ops_lock() since the commit in
question, so probing crashes with a NULL pointer dereference when
CONFIG_NET_SHAPER is enabled.

Assign netdev_ops before the PHY attach, as was done for emac in commit
7c9f391ec89c ("net: emac: move setting of netops to fix crash").

Fixes: ded86da4bbb7 ("net: ethtool: relax ethnl_req_get_phydev() locking assertion")
Signed-off-by: David Yang <mmyangfl@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
index 9caa1e47c174..38b4d65f58a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -3171,6 +3171,8 @@ static int mv643xx_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(dev, mp->txq_count);
netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(dev, mp->rxq_count);

+ dev->netdev_ops = &mv643xx_eth_netdev_ops;
+
err = 0;
if (pd->phy_node) {
phydev = of_phy_connect(mp->dev, pd->phy_node,
@@ -3221,8 +3223,6 @@ static int mv643xx_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
}
dev->irq = irq;

- dev->netdev_ops = &mv643xx_eth_netdev_ops;
-
dev->watchdog_timeo = 2 * HZ;
dev->base_addr = 0;

--
2.53.0