[PATCH] net: hisilicon: hns_dsaf_mac: fix mdio device leak in hns_mac_register_phy()

From: Wentao Liang

Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 07:17:22 EST


hns_dsaf_find_platform_device() returns the mdio platform device with its
reference count incremented. hns_mac_register_phy() never drops that
reference, so the mdio device can not be released.

Release the reference on both the deferred probe and the normal path.

Fixes: 1d1afa2ebf82 ("net: hns: register phy device in each mac initial sequence")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c
index bc6b269be299..f1cb6d56e4b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@ static int hns_mac_register_phy(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb)
dev_err(mac_cb->dev,
"mac%d mdio is NULL, dsaf will probe again later\n",
mac_cb->mac_id);
+ put_device(&pdev->dev);
return -EPROBE_DEFER;
}

@@ -801,6 +802,8 @@ static int hns_mac_register_phy(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb)
dev_dbg(mac_cb->dev, "mac%d register phy addr:%d\n",
mac_cb->mac_id, addr);

+ put_device(&pdev->dev);
+
return rc;
}

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2.34.1