From: Chenguang Zhao <chenguang.zhao@linux.dev>
To: andrew@lunn.ch, hkallweit1@gmail.com, linux@armlinux.org.uk,
davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, chenguang.zhao@linux.dev,
Chenguang Zhao <zhaochenguang@kylinos.cn>,
syzbot+694b49f41098a5df4fd7@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: [PATCH net] net: phy: allow phy_detach() before netdev registration
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:15:05 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260916021505.238990-1-chenguang.zhao@linux.dev> (raw)
From: Chenguang Zhao <zhaochenguang@kylinos.cn>
phylink_connect_phy() may be called from probe without RTNL while the
net_device is still NETREG_UNINITIALIZED. If PHY bring-up fails,
phy_detach() uses rtnl_dereference(dev->hwprov) and lockdep reports
suspicious RCU usage.
hwprov cannot have been assigned before register_netdevice(). Relax the
RCU check for that state only; registered devices still require RTNL.
Fixes: 35f7cad1743e ("net: Add the possibility to support a selected hwtstamp in netdevice")
Reported-by: syzbot+694b49f41098a5df4fd7@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=694b49f41098a5df4fd7
Signed-off-by: Chenguang Zhao <zhaochenguang@kylinos.cn>
---
drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 94b2e85e00a3..acd8d658a29e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1941,7 +1941,9 @@ void phy_detach(struct phy_device *phydev)
/* hwprov may technically be protected by ops lock but
* not for devices with a phydev, see phy_link_topo_add_phy()
*/
- hwprov = rtnl_dereference(dev->hwprov);
+ hwprov = rcu_dereference_protected(dev->hwprov,
+ lockdep_rtnl_is_held() ||
+ dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNINITIALIZED);
/* Disable timestamp if it is the one selected */
if (hwprov && hwprov->phydev == phydev) {
rcu_assign_pointer(dev->hwprov, NULL);
--
2.25.1
next reply other threads:[~2026-09-16 2:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-16 2:15 Chenguang Zhao [this message]
2026-09-16 12:12 ` [PATCH net] net: phy: allow phy_detach() before netdev registration Andrew Lunn
2026-09-17 7:06 ` Chenguang Zhao
2026-09-17 12:04 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-09-21 2:03 ` Chenguang Zhao
2026-09-21 12:15 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-09-23 7:16 ` Chenguang Zhao
2026-09-20 2:32 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-21 2:09 ` Chenguang Zhao
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