[PATCH net 2/2] net: ngbe: clear DRV_LOAD bit when ngbe_open() fails
From: Zhang Yunfei
Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 05:01:27 EST
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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Zhang Yunfei <zhangyunfei1@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
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