From: xuanqiang.luo@linux.dev
To: intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org
Cc: anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com, przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com,
richardcochran@gmail.com, piotr.kwapulinski@intel.com,
arkadiusz.kubalewski@intel.com, aleksandr.loktionov@intel.com,
andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com,
kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
Xuanqiang Luo <luoxuanqiang@kylinos.cn>
Subject: [PATCH iwl-net v1] i40e: fix races in PTP external timestamp work handling
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:34:48 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260724093448.63154-1-xuanqiang.luo@linux.dev> (raw)
From: Xuanqiang Luo <luoxuanqiang@kylinos.cn>
The time sync interrupt queues ptp_extts0_work, which reads device
registers and reports events through pf->ptp_clock.
i40e_ptp_stop() unregisters the PHC without first disabling the event
source or draining the work. The worker can therefore access the clock or
PF after either has been freed, causing a use-after-free. Disable external
timestamp events and call disable_work_sync() before unregistering the PHC.
Disabling the work also prevents an interrupt already in progress from
queuing it after the drain.
INIT_WORK() is called from i40e_ptp_set_timestamp_mode(), which runs on
reset and whenever timestamping is reconfigured. Reinitializing pending or
running work can corrupt its workqueue state. Initialize the work once from
i40e_sw_init() instead.
Also exclude reset recovery before stopping PTP so a concurrent rebuild
cannot re-enable timestamp events or recreate the PHC during removal.
Fixes: 1050713026a0 ("i40e: add support for PTP external synchronization clock")
Signed-off-by: Xuanqiang Luo <luoxuanqiang@kylinos.cn>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h | 1 +
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c | 17 +++++++-------
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c | 25 +++++++++++++++------
3 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 83e780919ac97..e2ae61bc38786 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -1315,6 +1315,7 @@ int i40e_ptp_hwtstamp_set(struct net_device *netdev,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
void i40e_ptp_save_hw_time(struct i40e_pf *pf);
void i40e_ptp_restore_hw_time(struct i40e_pf *pf);
+void i40e_ptp_init_work(struct i40e_pf *pf);
void i40e_ptp_init(struct i40e_pf *pf);
void i40e_ptp_stop(struct i40e_pf *pf);
int i40e_ptp_alloc_pins(struct i40e_pf *pf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index a04683004a567..2909a58d57562 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -12819,6 +12819,7 @@ static int i40e_sw_init(struct i40e_pf *pf)
"total-port-shutdown was enabled, link-down-on-close is forced on\n");
}
mutex_init(&pf->switch_mutex);
+ i40e_ptp_init_work(pf);
sw_init_done:
return err;
@@ -16157,14 +16158,6 @@ static void i40e_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
i40e_devlink_unregister(pf);
- i40e_dbg_pf_exit(pf);
-
- i40e_ptp_stop(pf);
-
- /* Disable RSS in hw */
- i40e_write_rx_ctl(hw, I40E_PFQF_HENA(0), 0);
- i40e_write_rx_ctl(hw, I40E_PFQF_HENA(1), 0);
-
/* Grab __I40E_RESET_RECOVERY_PENDING and set __I40E_IN_REMOVE
* flags, once they are set, i40e_rebuild should not be called as
* i40e_prep_for_reset always returns early.
@@ -16173,6 +16166,14 @@ static void i40e_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
usleep_range(1000, 2000);
set_bit(__I40E_IN_REMOVE, pf->state);
+ i40e_dbg_pf_exit(pf);
+
+ i40e_ptp_stop(pf);
+
+ /* Disable RSS in hw */
+ i40e_write_rx_ctl(hw, I40E_PFQF_HENA(0), 0);
+ i40e_write_rx_ctl(hw, I40E_PFQF_HENA(1), 0);
+
if (test_bit(I40E_FLAG_SRIOV_ENA, pf->flags)) {
set_bit(__I40E_VF_RESETS_DISABLED, pf->state);
i40e_free_vfs(pf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c
index ff62b5f2c8150..fd51ab8c10c20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ptp.c
@@ -169,6 +169,17 @@ static void i40e_ptp_extts0_work(struct work_struct *work)
ptp_clock_event(pf->ptp_clock, &event);
}
+/**
+ * i40e_ptp_init_work - Initialize PTP work for a PF
+ * @pf: Board private structure
+ *
+ * Initialize work which must remain valid for the lifetime of the PF.
+ */
+void i40e_ptp_init_work(struct i40e_pf *pf)
+{
+ INIT_WORK(&pf->ptp_extts0_work, i40e_ptp_extts0_work);
+}
+
/**
* i40e_is_ptp_pin_dev - check if device supports PTP pins
* @hw: pointer to the hardware structure
@@ -1186,8 +1197,6 @@ static int i40e_ptp_set_timestamp_mode(struct i40e_pf *pf,
regval |= 1 << I40E_PRTTSYN_CTL0_EVENT_INT_ENA_SHIFT;
wr32(hw, I40E_PRTTSYN_CTL0, regval);
- INIT_WORK(&pf->ptp_extts0_work, i40e_ptp_extts0_work);
-
switch (config->tx_type) {
case HWTSTAMP_TX_OFF:
pf->ptp_tx = false;
@@ -1541,6 +1550,13 @@ void i40e_ptp_stop(struct i40e_pf *pf)
struct i40e_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
u32 regval;
+ /* Stop external timestamp events before unregistering the clock. */
+ regval = rd32(hw, I40E_PRTTSYN_CTL0);
+ regval &= ~I40E_PRTTSYN_CTL0_EVENT_INT_ENA_MASK;
+ wr32(hw, I40E_PRTTSYN_CTL0, regval);
+
+ disable_work_sync(&pf->ptp_extts0_work);
+
clear_bit(I40E_FLAG_PTP_ENA, pf->flags);
pf->ptp_tx = false;
pf->ptp_rx = false;
@@ -1570,10 +1586,5 @@ void i40e_ptp_stop(struct i40e_pf *pf)
regval &= ~I40E_PRTTSYN_AUX_0_PTPFLAG_MASK;
wr32(hw, I40E_PRTTSYN_AUX_0(0), regval);
- /* Disable interrupts */
- regval = rd32(hw, I40E_PRTTSYN_CTL0);
- regval &= ~I40E_PRTTSYN_CTL0_EVENT_INT_ENA_MASK;
- wr32(hw, I40E_PRTTSYN_CTL0, regval);
-
i40e_ptp_free_pins(pf);
}
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-07-24 9:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-24 9:34 xuanqiang.luo [this message]
2026-07-30 12:25 ` [PATCH iwl-net v1] i40e: fix races in PTP external timestamp work handling Simon Horman
2026-08-05 6:55 ` luoxuanqiang
2026-08-04 21:33 ` Vadim Fedorenko
2026-08-05 7:13 ` luoxuanqiang
2026-08-05 9:49 ` Vadim Fedorenko
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