Re: [PATCH] tg3: clean up PHYLIB resources on probe failure
From: Myeonghun Pak
Date: Mon Sep 14 2026 - 18:19:33 EST
Hi Andrew,
I'll remove the redundant USE_PHYLIB check in v2, as both cleanup
helpers already check their initialization flags.
Thanks,
Myeonghun
2026년 9월 14일 (월) 오후 4:10, Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>님이 작성:
>
> On Sat, Sep 12, 2026 at 09:21:48PM -0400, Myeonghun Pak wrote:
> > tg3_get_invariants() can register an MDIO bus and connect a PHY for
> > USE_PHYLIB devices. If tg3_init_one() later fails, its common error path
> > releases the mappings and netdev without undoing those PHYLIB resources.
> >
> > Disconnect the PHY and unregister the MDIO bus before the remaining
> > teardown. The existing IS_CONNECTED and MDIOBUS_INITED flags make both
> > helpers safe when initialization only completed partially.
> >
> > This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research while
> > reviewing kernel code.
> >
> > Fixes: 158d7abdae85 ("tg3: Add mdio bus registration")
> > Assisted-by: OpenAI:GPT-5.6
> > Co-developed-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c | 5 +++++
> > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
> > index 73a4b569b..4662e0e92 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
> > @@ -18047,6 +18047,11 @@ static int tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
> > return 0;
> >
> > err_out_apeunmap:
> > + if (tg3_flag(tp, USE_PHYLIB)) {
> > + tg3_phy_fini(tp);
> > + tg3_mdio_fini(tp);
> > + }
>
> Looking at tg3_get_invariants(), tg3_mdio_init() is not conditional on
> USE_PHYLIB.
>
> Andrew
>
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