[PATCH net-next] net: altera_tse: fix init sequence to avoid races with register_netdev

From: Maxime Chevallier
Date: Sun Jun 11 2023 - 06:40:39 EST


As reported here[1], the init sequence in altera_tse can be racy should
any operation on the registered netdev happen after netdev registration
but before phylink initialization.

Fix the registering order to avoid such races by making register_netdev
the last step of the probing sequence.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/ZH9XK5yEGyoDMIs%2F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Fixes: fef2998203e1 ("net: altera: tse: convert to phylink")
Signed-off-by: Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
This patch targets net-next as it fixes a commit that is in net-next
too.

drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c | 14 ++++++--------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
index 2e15800e5310..54f1b5ad84ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
@@ -1395,12 +1395,6 @@ static int altera_tse_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
spin_lock_init(&priv->rxdma_irq_lock);

netif_carrier_off(ndev);
- ret = register_netdev(ndev);
- if (ret) {
- dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register TSE net device\n");
- goto err_register_netdev;
- }
-
platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ndev);

priv->revision = ioread32(&priv->mac_dev->megacore_revision);
@@ -1449,12 +1443,16 @@ static int altera_tse_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
goto err_init_phylink;
}

+ ret = register_netdev(ndev);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register TSE net device\n");
+ return ret;
+ }
+
return 0;
err_init_phylink:
lynx_pcs_destroy(priv->pcs);
err_init_pcs:
- unregister_netdev(ndev);
-err_register_netdev:
netif_napi_del(&priv->napi);
altera_tse_mdio_destroy(ndev);
err_free_netdev:
--
2.40.1