[PATCH net] net: phy: dp83848: check phy_read() return value in config_init()
From: Donggeun Yoo
Date: Wed Sep 02 2026 - 02:58:57 EST
dp83848_config_init() reads BMCR to detect whether auto-negotiation is
enabled, but does not check the phy_read() return value. On an MDIO read
failure phy_read() returns a negative errno, which is then used directly
in a bitwise test; the auto-negotiation state is left undefined while
config_init() still reports success.
Check the return value and propagate the error.
Fixes: b718e8c8f4f5 ("net: phy: dp83822: use BMCR_ANENABLE instead of BMSR_ANEGCAPABLE for DP83620")
Signed-off-by: Donggeun Yoo <donggeunyoo.kernel@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Only compile-tested; I do not have DP83848-family hardware.
drivers/net/phy/dp83848.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/dp83848.c b/drivers/net/phy/dp83848.c
index d88b1999d596..e65651ac567a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/dp83848.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/dp83848.c
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ static int dp83848_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
* we check initial value of BMCR Auto negotiation enable bit
*/
val = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);
+ if (val < 0)
+ return val;
+
if (!(val & BMCR_ANENABLE))
phydev->autoneg = AUTONEG_DISABLE;
base-commit: 70f3995830d3f1e79faa14eb0605914f778feca9
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2.53.0