Re: [net PATCH 1/2] net: phy: Remove LED entry from LEDs list on unregister

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Thu Oct 03 2024 - 18:45:34 EST


On Fri, Oct 04, 2024 at 12:10:04AM +0200, Christian Marangi wrote:
> Commit c938ab4da0eb ("net: phy: Manual remove LEDs to ensure correct
> ordering") correctly fixed a problem with using devm_ but missed
> removing the LED entry from the LEDs list.
>
> This cause kernel panic on specific scenario where the port for the PHY
> is torn down and up and the kmod for the PHY is removed.
>
> On setting the port down the first time, the assosiacted LEDs are
> correctly unregistered. The associated kmod for the PHY is now removed.
> The kmod is now added again and the port is now put up, the associated LED
> are registered again.
> On putting the port down again for the second time after these step, the
> LED list now have 4 elements. With the first 2 already unregistered
> previously and the 2 new one registered again.
>
> This cause a kernel panic as the first 2 element should have been
> removed.
>
> Fix this by correctly removing the element when LED is unregistered.
>
> Reported-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fixes: c938ab4da0eb ("net: phy: Manual remove LEDs to ensure correct ordering")
> Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>

Andrew