[PATCH net] octeontx2-pf: fix double free in rvu_rep_rsrc_init()
From: Dawei Feng
Date: Wed May 13 2026 - 12:08:42 EST
rvu_rep_rsrc_init() allocates queue memory before calling
otx2_init_hw_resources(). When hardware resource setup fails,
otx2_init_hw_resources() already unwinds the partially initialized
SQ, CQ, and aura state before returning an error. The representor
error path then calls otx2_free_hw_resources() again and can free
the same resources a second time.
Fix this by splitting the cleanup labels so that a failure from
otx2_init_hw_resources() only releases queue memory. Keep the
otx2_free_hw_resources() call for failures that happen after
hardware resource initialization completed successfully.
The bug was first flagged by an experimental analysis tool we are
developing for kernel memory-management bugs while analyzing
v6.13-rc1. The tool is still under development and is not yet publicly
available. Manual inspection confirms that the bug is still
present in v7.1-rc3.
Runtime validation was not performed because reproducing this path
requires OcteonTX2 representor hardware.
Fixes: 3937b7308d4f ("octeontx2-pf: Create representor netdev")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v6.13+
Signed-off-by: Zilin Guan <zilin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Dawei Feng <dawei.feng@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c
index 94f155ffb17f..0f5d5642d3f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/rep.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static int rvu_rep_rsrc_init(struct otx2_nic *priv)
err = otx2_init_hw_resources(priv);
if (err)
- goto err_free_rsrc;
+ goto err_free_mem;
/* Set maximum frame size allowed in HW */
err = otx2_hw_set_mtu(priv, priv->hw.max_mtu);
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ static int rvu_rep_rsrc_init(struct otx2_nic *priv)
err_free_rsrc:
otx2_free_hw_resources(priv);
+err_free_mem:
otx2_free_queue_mem(qset);
return err;
}
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