[PATCH 3/4] net: ch9200: improve error handling in get_mac_address()

From: Qasim Ijaz
Date: Wed Mar 19 2025 - 07:32:25 EST


The get_mac_address() function has an issue where it does not
directly check the return value of each control_read(), instead
it sums up the return values and checks them all at the end
which means if any call to control_read() fails the function just
continues on.

Handle this by validating the return value of each call and fail fast
and early instead of continuing.

Fixes: 4a476bd6d1d9 ("usbnet: New driver for QinHeng CH9200 devices")
Signed-off-by: Qasim Ijaz <qasdev00@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/usb/ch9200.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ch9200.c b/drivers/net/usb/ch9200.c
index 3a81e9e96fd3..a910aea0febe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ch9200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ch9200.c
@@ -304,24 +304,27 @@ static int ch9200_rx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)

static int get_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev, unsigned char *data)
{
- int err = 0;
unsigned char mac_addr[0x06];
- int rd_mac_len = 0;
+ int rd_mac_len;

netdev_dbg(dev->net, "%s:\n\tusbnet VID:%0x PID:%0x\n", __func__,
le16_to_cpu(dev->udev->descriptor.idVendor),
le16_to_cpu(dev->udev->descriptor.idProduct));

- memset(mac_addr, 0, sizeof(mac_addr));
- rd_mac_len = control_read(dev, REQUEST_READ, 0,
- MAC_REG_STATION_L, mac_addr, 0x02,
- CONTROL_TIMEOUT_MS);
- rd_mac_len += control_read(dev, REQUEST_READ, 0, MAC_REG_STATION_M,
- mac_addr + 2, 0x02, CONTROL_TIMEOUT_MS);
- rd_mac_len += control_read(dev, REQUEST_READ, 0, MAC_REG_STATION_H,
- mac_addr + 4, 0x02, CONTROL_TIMEOUT_MS);
- if (rd_mac_len != ETH_ALEN)
- err = -EINVAL;
+ rd_mac_len = control_read(dev, REQUEST_READ, 0, MAC_REG_STATION_L,
+ mac_addr, 0x02, CONTROL_TIMEOUT_MS);
+ if (rd_mac_len < 0)
+ return rd_mac_len;
+
+ rd_mac_len = control_read(dev, REQUEST_READ, 0, MAC_REG_STATION_M,
+ mac_addr + 2, 0x02, CONTROL_TIMEOUT_MS);
+ if (rd_mac_len < 0)
+ return rd_mac_len;
+
+ rd_mac_len = control_read(dev, REQUEST_READ, 0, MAC_REG_STATION_H,
+ mac_addr + 4, 0x02, CONTROL_TIMEOUT_MS);
+ if (rd_mac_len < 0)
+ return rd_mac_len;

data[0] = mac_addr[5];
data[1] = mac_addr[4];
@@ -330,7 +333,7 @@ static int get_mac_address(struct usbnet *dev, unsigned char *data)
data[4] = mac_addr[1];
data[5] = mac_addr[0];

- return err;
+ return 0;
}

static int ch9200_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
@@ -386,6 +389,9 @@ static int ch9200_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
CONTROL_TIMEOUT_MS);

retval = get_mac_address(dev, addr);
+ if (retval < 0)
+ return retval;
+
eth_hw_addr_set(dev->net, addr);

return retval;
--
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