Subject: [PATCH net v2] idpf: handle NULL adev in idpf_idc_vdev_mtu_event

From: David Carlier <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 19:30:19 +0100

idpf_idc_vport_dev_ctrl(adapter, false) clears vport->vdev_info->adev
to NULL but keeps vport->vdev_info itself. An MTU change after that
calls idpf_idc_vdev_mtu_event(), which dereferences vdev_info->adev for
device_lock() before reaching the (!adev || ...) check.

Cache vdev_info->adev once with READ_ONCE() and bail out if NULL before
locking. Use the cached pointer on both the lock and unlock paths so
the unlock matches the device actually acquired and cannot re-fetch a
NULL slot.

Fixes: ed6e1c8796a4 ("idpf: implement IDC vport aux driver MTU change handler")
Cc: [email-masked]
Signed-off-by: David Carlier <[email-masked]>
---
v2: cache vdev_info->adev with READ_ONCE() to avoid double-fetch and
    use the cached pointer on the unlock path (Alok Tiwari)
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_idc.c | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_idc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_idc.c
index b7d6b08fc89e..9f764135507c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_idc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_idc.c
@@ -162,9 +162,12 @@ void idpf_idc_vdev_mtu_event(struct iidc_rdma_vport_dev_info *vdev_info,
 
 	set_bit(event_type, event.type);
 
-	device_lock(&vdev_info->adev->dev);
-	adev = vdev_info->adev;
-	if (!adev || !adev->dev.driver)
+	adev = READ_ONCE(vdev_info->adev);
+	if (!adev)
+		return;
+
+	device_lock(&adev->dev);
+	if (!adev->dev.driver)
 		goto unlock;
 	iadrv = container_of(adev->dev.driver,
 			     struct iidc_rdma_vport_auxiliary_drv,
@@ -172,7 +175,7 @@ void idpf_idc_vdev_mtu_event(struct iidc_rdma_vport_dev_info *vdev_info,
 	if (iadrv->event_handler)
 		iadrv->event_handler(vdev_info, &event);
 unlock:
-	device_unlock(&vdev_info->adev->dev);
+	device_unlock(&adev->dev);
 }
 
 /**
-- 
2.53.0