[PATCH net v2 1/2] net: airoha: Move ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue()

Lorenzo Bianconi lorenzo at kernel.org
Wed Apr 22 09:09:26 PDT 2026


> If queue entry or DMA descriptor list allocation fails in
> airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue routine, airoha_qdma_cleanup() will trigger a
> NULL pointer dereference running netif_napi_del() for RX queue NAPIs
> since netif_napi_add() has never been executed to this particular RX NAPI.
> The issue is due to the early ndesc initialization in
> airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue() since airoha_qdma_cleanup() relies on ndesc
> value to check if the queue is properly initialized. Fix the issue moving
> ndesc initialization at end of airoha_qdma_init_tx routine.
> Move page_pool allocation after descriptor list allocation in order to
> avoid memory leaks if desc allocation fails.
> 
> Fixes: 23020f049327 ("net: airoha: Introduce ethernet support for EN7581 SoC")
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo at kernel.org>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c | 14 +++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c
> index e1ab15f1ee7d..fc79c456743c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c
> @@ -745,14 +745,18 @@ static int airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue(struct airoha_queue *q,
>  	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
>  
>  	q->buf_size = PAGE_SIZE / 2;
> -	q->ndesc = ndesc;
>  	q->qdma = qdma;
>  
> -	q->entry = devm_kzalloc(eth->dev, q->ndesc * sizeof(*q->entry),
> +	q->entry = devm_kzalloc(eth->dev, ndesc * sizeof(*q->entry),
>  				GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!q->entry)
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  
> +	q->desc = dmam_alloc_coherent(eth->dev, ndesc * sizeof(*q->desc),
> +				      &dma_addr, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!q->desc)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
>  	q->page_pool = page_pool_create(&pp_params);
>  	if (IS_ERR(q->page_pool)) {
>  		int err = PTR_ERR(q->page_pool);
> @@ -761,11 +765,7 @@ static int airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue(struct airoha_queue *q,
>  		return err;
>  	}
>  
> -	q->desc = dmam_alloc_coherent(eth->dev, q->ndesc * sizeof(*q->desc),
> -				      &dma_addr, GFP_KERNEL);
> -	if (!q->desc)
> -		return -ENOMEM;
> -
> +	q->ndesc = ndesc;
>  	netif_napi_add(eth->napi_dev, &q->napi, airoha_qdma_rx_napi_poll);
>  
>  	airoha_qdma_wr(qdma, REG_RX_RING_BASE(qid), dma_addr);
> 
> -- 
> 2.53.0
> 

As requested, I am commenting the issue reported by Sashiko on this patch:
https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260420-airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue-fix-v2-0-d99347e5c18d%40kernel.org

- Does this code leave a regression in the TX path by omitting the equivalent fix?
  This issue is not related to this patch and already fixed here:
  https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20260417-airoha_qdma_cleanup_tx_queue-fix-net-v4-1-e04bcc2c9642@kernel.org/

Regards,
Lorenzo
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