Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 2/2] net: airoha: Add size check for TX NAPIs in airoha_qdma_cleanup()

From: Lorenzo Bianconi <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:12:12 +0200

> If airoha_qdma_init routine fails before airoha_qdma_tx_irq_init() runs
> successfully for all TX NAPIs, airoha_qdma_cleanup() will
> unconditionally runs netif_napi_del() on TX NAPIs, triggering a NULL
> pointer dereference. Fix the issue relying on q_tx_irq size value to
> check if the TX NAPIs is properly initialized in airoha_qdma_cleanup().
> Moreover, run netif_napi_add_tx() just if irq_q queue is properly
> allocated.
> 
> Fixes: 23020f049327 ("net: airoha: Introduce ethernet support for EN7581 SoC")
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c | 11 ++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c
> index fc79c456743c..fd8c4f817d85 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_eth.c
> @@ -996,8 +996,6 @@ static int airoha_qdma_tx_irq_init(struct airoha_tx_irq_queue *irq_q,
>  	struct airoha_eth *eth = qdma->eth;
>  	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
>  
> -	netif_napi_add_tx(eth->napi_dev, &irq_q->napi,
> -			  airoha_qdma_tx_napi_poll);
>  	irq_q->q = dmam_alloc_coherent(eth->dev, size * sizeof(u32),
>  				       &dma_addr, GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!irq_q->q)
> @@ -1007,6 +1005,9 @@ static int airoha_qdma_tx_irq_init(struct airoha_tx_irq_queue *irq_q,
>  	irq_q->size = size;
>  	irq_q->qdma = qdma;
>  
> +	netif_napi_add_tx(eth->napi_dev, &irq_q->napi,
> +			  airoha_qdma_tx_napi_poll);
> +
>  	airoha_qdma_wr(qdma, REG_TX_IRQ_BASE(id), dma_addr);
>  	airoha_qdma_rmw(qdma, REG_TX_IRQ_CFG(id), TX_IRQ_DEPTH_MASK,
>  			FIELD_PREP(TX_IRQ_DEPTH_MASK, size));
> @@ -1398,8 +1399,12 @@ static void airoha_qdma_cleanup(struct airoha_qdma *qdma)
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> -	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(qdma->q_tx_irq); i++)
> +	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(qdma->q_tx_irq); i++) {
> +		if (!qdma->q_tx_irq[i].size)
> +			continue;
> +
>  		netif_napi_del(&qdma->q_tx_irq[i].napi);
> +	}
>  
>  	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(qdma->q_tx); i++) {
>  		if (!qdma->q_tx[i].ndesc)
> 
> -- 
> 2.53.0
> 

Commenting the issue reported by Sashiko here:
https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260420-airoha_qdma_init_rx_queue-fix-v2-0-d99347e5c18d%40kernel.org

- Could a similar vulnerability still exist in the TX queue initialization and cleanup path?
  This issue is not related to this patch and already fixed here:
  https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/[email-masked]/

Regards,
Lorenzo