[v1] net: stmmac: fix RX DMA leak on TX alloc failure

[PATCH] net: stmmac: fix RX DMA leak on TX alloc failure

Posted by Abid Ali via B4 Relay 1 month, 3 weeks ago

From: Abid Ali <dev.taqnialabs@gmail.com>

Free RX DMA resources when alloc_dma_tx_desc_resources() fails in
alloc_dma_desc_resources().

Signed-off-by: Abid Ali <dev.taqnialabs@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 13d3cac05..8bb843b55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -2370,8 +2370,12 @@ static int alloc_dma_desc_resources(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
 		return ret;
 
 	ret = alloc_dma_tx_desc_resources(priv, dma_conf);
+	if (ret) {
+		free_dma_rx_desc_resources(priv, dma_conf);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**

---
base-commit: 028ef9c96e96197026887c0f092424679298aae8
change-id: 20260425-stmmac-rx-desc-cleanup-440f05845492

Best regards,
-- 
Abid Ali <dev.taqnialabs@gmail.com>

Re: [PATCH] net: stmmac: fix RX DMA leak on TX alloc failure

Posted by Maxime Chevallier 1 month, 3 weeks ago


On 25/04/2026 14:38, Abid Ali via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Abid Ali <dev.taqnialabs@gmail.com>
> 
> Free RX DMA resources when alloc_dma_tx_desc_resources() fails in
> alloc_dma_desc_resources().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Abid Ali <dev.taqnialabs@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c | 6 +++++-
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> index 13d3cac05..8bb843b55 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
> @@ -2370,8 +2370,12 @@ static int alloc_dma_desc_resources(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
>  		return ret;
>  
>  	ret = alloc_dma_tx_desc_resources(priv, dma_conf);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		free_dma_rx_desc_resources(priv, dma_conf);
> +		return ret;
> +	}
>  
> -	return ret;
> +	return 0;
>  }

This change looks correct, however you're missing a Fixes: tag
indicating when was this issue introduced. You must also indicate what
tree you're targetting (in this case, net) :

Please look here for the process information :

https://docs.kernel.org/process/maintainer-netdev.html

Maxime
>  
>  /**
> 
> ---
> base-commit: 028ef9c96e96197026887c0f092424679298aae8
> change-id: 20260425-stmmac-rx-desc-cleanup-440f05845492
> 
> Best regards,