From: Dipayaan Roy <dipayanroy@linux.microsoft.com>
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Subject: [PATCH net 0/2] net: mana: Fix NULL dereferences during teardown after attach failure.
Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 12:43:49 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260518194654.735580-1-dipayanroy@linux.microsoft.com> (raw)
When mana_attach() fails (e.g. during queue allocation), the error
cleanup frees apc->tx_qp and apc->rxqs and sets them to NULL. Multiple
subsequent teardown paths can then dereference these NULL pointers,
causing kernel panics.
Patch 1 adds NULL guards in the low-level teardown functions
(mana_fence_rqs, mana_destroy_vport, mana_dealloc_queues) so they are
safe to call regardless of queue initialization state. This covers all
callers: mana_remove(), mana_change_mtu() recovery, and internal error
paths in mana_alloc_queues().
Patch 2 addresses the queue reset work handler specifically, where an
unconditional mana_detach() on an already-detached port caused
redundant teardown. It checks netif_device_present() to skip the detach
and directly retry mana_attach().
Dipayaan Roy (2):
net: mana: Add NULL guards in teardown path to prevent panic on attach
failure
net: mana: Skip redundant detach in queue reset handler if already
detached
drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c | 77 ++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-05-18 19:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-18 19:43 Dipayaan Roy [this message]
2026-05-18 19:43 ` [PATCH net 1/2] net: mana: Add NULL guards in teardown path to prevent panic on attach failure Dipayaan Roy
2026-05-18 21:49 ` Harshitha Ramamurthy
2026-05-18 19:43 ` [PATCH net 2/2] net: mana: Skip redundant detach in queue reset handler if already detached Dipayaan Roy
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