[PATCH net] net: sparx5: skip ptp deinit if init was skipped

From: Quentin Freimanis

Date: Mon Sep 28 2026 - 00:47:17 EST


sparx5_ptp_init() returns early on the base lan969x variants
because they do not have the SPX5_FEATURE_PTP flag. It also returns early
when no "ptp" interrupt is described. Unbinding the driver then causes a
NULL pointer dereference when cleaning up uninitialized tx_skbs queues:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address
0000000000000008
Call trace:
skb_queue_purge_reason+0x68/0x120 (P)
sparx5_ptp_deinit+0x64/0xc0
mchp_sparx5_remove+0x38/0x70
platform_remove+0x20/0x30
device_remove+0x4c/0x80

Before per-port tx_skbs were added, a NULL dereference would have happened
when calling ptp_clock_unregister() on the never-registered PTP clocks.

Fix by returning early in sparx5_ptp_deinit() if PTP is not used.

Fixes: 0933bd04047c ("net: sparx5: Add support for ptp clocks")
Signed-off-by: Quentin Freimanis <quentin@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ptp.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ptp.c
index a16ec8136d6d..5953e04ef14e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ptp.c
@@ -673,6 +673,9 @@ void sparx5_ptp_deinit(struct sparx5 *sparx5)
struct sparx5_port *port;
int i;

+ if (!sparx5->ptp)
+ return;
+
if (sparx5->ptp_irq >= 0) {
disable_irq(sparx5->ptp_irq);
sparx5->ptp_irq = -ENXIO;
--
2.55.0