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[PATCH net 2/2] net: ngbe: clear DRV_LOAD bit when ngbe_open() fails

From: Zhang Yunfei <hidden>
Date: 2026-09-17 09:01:02
Also in: lkml, stable
Subsystem: networking drivers, the rest, wangxun ethernet driver · Maintainers: Andrew Lunn, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds, Jiawen Wu, Mengyuan Lou

ngbe_open() sets the WX_CFG_PORT_CTL_DRV_LOAD bit via
wx_control_hw(wx, true) to tell the management firmware that the
host driver has taken over the port (NCSI/OOB firmware stops using
its management channel). Every error path of ngbe_open() returns
without clearing it, leaving rings, IRQs and the PHY torn down
while the firmware still believes the host owns the port, an
inconsistent driver-firmware handshake state that persists until
the next successful ifup.

Roll the bit back on all open error paths, matching ngbe_close()
and ngbe_dev_shutdown(), which already clear it.

Fixes: e7956139a6cf ("net: ngbe: Add irqs request flow")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Zhang Yunfei <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c
index 6d8289e2532d..88f00b72a512 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/ngbe/ngbe_main.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static int ngbe_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	err = wx_setup_resources(wx);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_control_hw;
 
 	wx_configure(wx);
 
@@ -526,6 +526,8 @@ static int ngbe_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 err_free_resources:
 	wx_free_isb_resources(wx);
 	wx_free_resources(wx);
+err_control_hw:
+	wx_control_hw(wx, false);
 	return err;
 }
 
-- 
2.25.1
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