[PATCH net v3] bnxt_en: Fix NULL pointer crash in bnxt_ptp_enable during error cleanup

When bnxt_init_one() fails during initialization (e.g.,
bnxt_init_int_mode returns -ENODEV), the error path calls
bnxt_free_hwrm_resources() which destroys the DMA pool and sets
bp->hwrm_dma_pool to NULL. Subsequently, bnxt_ptp_clear() is called,
which invokes ptp_clock_unregister().

Since commit a60fc3294a37 ("ptp: rework ptp_clock_unregister() to
disable events"), ptp_clock_unregister() now calls
ptp_disable_all_events(), which in turn invokes the driver's .enable()
callback (bnxt_ptp_enable()) to disable PTP events before completing the
unregistration.

bnxt_ptp_enable() attempts to send HWRM commands via bnxt_ptp_cfg_pin()
and bnxt_ptp_cfg_event(), both of which call hwrm_req_init(). This
function tries to allocate from bp->hwrm_dma_pool, causing a NULL
pointer dereference:

  bnxt_en 0000:01:00.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): bnxt_init_int_mode err: ffffffed
  KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000028-0x000000000000002f]
  Call Trace:
   __hwrm_req_init (drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c:72)
   bnxt_ptp_enable (drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c:323 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c:517)
   ptp_disable_all_events (drivers/ptp/ptp_chardev.c:66)
   ptp_clock_unregister (drivers/ptp/ptp_clock.c:518)
   bnxt_ptp_clear (drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c:1134)
   bnxt_init_one (drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c:16889)

Lines are against commit f8f9c1f4d0c7 ("Linux 6.19-rc3")

Fix this by clearing and unregistering ptp (bnxt_ptp_clear()) before
freeing HWRM resources.

Suggested-by: Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Fixes: a60fc3294a37 ("ptp: rework ptp_clock_unregister() to disable events")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
Changes in v3:
- Moved bp->ptp_cfg to be closer to the kfree(). (Pavan/Jakub)
- Link to v2: https://patch.msgid.link/20260105-bnxt-v2-1-9ac69edef726@debian.org

Changes in v2:
- Instead of checking for HWRM resources in bnxt_ptp_enable(), call it
  when HWRM resources are availble (Pavan Chebbi)
- Link to v1: https://patch.msgid.link/20251231-bnxt-v1-1-8f9cde6698b4@debian.org
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index d160e54ac121..8419d1eb4035 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c

@@ -16891,12 +16891,12 @@ static int bnxt_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 init_err_pci_clean:
 	bnxt_hwrm_func_drv_unrgtr(bp);
-	bnxt_free_hwrm_resources(bp);
-	bnxt_hwmon_uninit(bp);
-	bnxt_ethtool_free(bp);
 	bnxt_ptp_clear(bp);
 	kfree(bp->ptp_cfg);
 	bp->ptp_cfg = NULL;
+	bnxt_free_hwrm_resources(bp);
+	bnxt_hwmon_uninit(bp);
+	bnxt_ethtool_free(bp);
 	kfree(bp->fw_health);
 	bp->fw_health = NULL;
 	bnxt_cleanup_pci(bp);

---
base-commit: e146b276a817807b8f4a94b5781bf80c6c00601b
change-id: 20251231-bnxt-c54d317d8bfe

Best regards,
--  
Breno Leitao [off-list ref]

On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM Breno Leitao [off-list ref] wrote:

Thanks, Breno!
Reviewed-by: Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@broadcom.com>

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski [off-list ref]:

On Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:31:14 -0800 you wrote:

When bnxt_init_one() fails during initialization (e.g.,
bnxt_init_int_mode returns -ENODEV), the error path calls
bnxt_free_hwrm_resources() which destroys the DMA pool and sets
bp->hwrm_dma_pool to NULL. Subsequently, bnxt_ptp_clear() is called,
which invokes ptp_clock_unregister().

Since commit a60fc3294a37 ("ptp: rework ptp_clock_unregister() to
disable events"), ptp_clock_unregister() now calls
ptp_disable_all_events(), which in turn invokes the driver's .enable()
callback (bnxt_ptp_enable()) to disable PTP events before completing the
unregistration.

[...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v3] bnxt_en: Fix NULL pointer crash in bnxt_ptp_enable during error cleanup
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/3358995b1a7f

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