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Re: [PATCH net] net: sparx5: skip ptp deinit if init was skipped

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From: Daniel Machon <daniel.machon@microchip.com>
Date: 2026-09-28 13:04:12
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Hi Quentin,
sparx5_ptp_init() returns early on the base lan969x variants
because they do not have the SPX5_FEATURE_PTP flag. It also returns early
when no "ptp" interrupt is described. Unbinding the driver then causes a
NULL pointer dereference when cleaning up uninitialized tx_skbs queues:

    Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address
    0000000000000008
    Call trace:
    skb_queue_purge_reason+0x68/0x120 (P)
    sparx5_ptp_deinit+0x64/0xc0
    mchp_sparx5_remove+0x38/0x70
    platform_remove+0x20/0x30
    device_remove+0x4c/0x80

Before per-port tx_skbs were added, a NULL dereference would have happened
when calling ptp_clock_unregister() on the never-registered PTP clocks.

Fix by returning early in sparx5_ptp_deinit() if PTP is not used.

Fixes: 0933bd04047c ("net: sparx5: Add support for ptp clocks")
Signed-off-by: Quentin Freimanis <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Machon <daniel.machon@microchip.com>
Tested-by: Daniel Machon <daniel.machon@microchip.com>

Thanks!

/Daniel
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