[PATCH] net: usb: lan78xx: Fix lost EEPROM write timeout error(-ETIMEDOUT) in lan78xx_write_raw_eeprom
The function lan78xx_write_raw_eeprom failed to properly propagate EEPROM write timeout errors (-ETIMEDOUT). In the timeout fallthrough path, it first attempted to restore the pin configuration for LED outputs and then returned only the status of that restore operation, discarding the original timeout error saved in ret.
As a result, callers could mistakenly treat EEPROM write operation as successful even though the EEPROM write had actually timed out with no or partial data write.
To fix this, handle errors in restoring the LED pin configuration separately. If the restore succeeds, return any prior EEPROM write timeout error saved in ret to the caller.
Suggested-by: Oleksij Rempel o.rempel@pengutronix.de Fixes: 8b1b2ca83b20 ("net: usb: lan78xx: Improve error handling in EEPROM and OTP operations") cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri bhanuseshukumar@gmail.com --- Note: The patch is compiled and tested using EVB-LAN7800LC. The patch was suggested by Oleksij Rempel while reviewing a fix to a bug found by syzbot earlier. The review mail chain where this fix was suggested is given below. https://lore.kernel.org/all/aNzojoXK-m1Tn6Lc@pengutronix.de/
ChangeLog: v1->v2: Added cc:stable tag as asked during v1 review. V1 Link : https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251004040722.82882-1-bhanuseshukumar@gmail.com...
drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c index d75502ebbc0d..5ccbe6ae2ebe 100644 --- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c +++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c @@ -1174,10 +1174,13 @@ static int lan78xx_write_raw_eeprom(struct lan78xx_net *dev, u32 offset, }
write_raw_eeprom_done: - if (dev->chipid == ID_REV_CHIP_ID_7800_) - return lan78xx_write_reg(dev, HW_CFG, saved); - - return 0; + if (dev->chipid == ID_REV_CHIP_ID_7800_) { + int rc = lan78xx_write_reg(dev, HW_CFG, saved); + /* If USB fails, there is nothing to do */ + if (rc < 0) + return rc; + } + return ret; }
static int lan78xx_read_raw_otp(struct lan78xx_net *dev, u32 offset,
On 09/10/25 11:00, Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri wrote:
The function lan78xx_write_raw_eeprom failed to properly propagate EEPROM write timeout errors (-ETIMEDOUT). In the timeout fallthrough path, it first attempted to restore the pin configuration for LED outputs and then returned only the status of that restore operation, discarding the original timeout error saved in ret.
As a result, callers could mistakenly treat EEPROM write operation as successful even though the EEPROM write had actually timed out with no or partial data write.
To fix this, handle errors in restoring the LED pin configuration separately. If the restore succeeds, return any prior EEPROM write timeout error saved in ret to the caller.
Suggested-by: Oleksij Rempel o.rempel@pengutronix.de Fixes: 8b1b2ca83b20 ("net: usb: lan78xx: Improve error handling in EEPROM and OTP operations") cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri bhanuseshukumar@gmail.com
Note: The patch is compiled and tested using EVB-LAN7800LC. The patch was suggested by Oleksij Rempel while reviewing a fix to a bug found by syzbot earlier. The review mail chain where this fix was suggested is given below. https://lore.kernel.org/all/aNzojoXK-m1Tn6Lc@pengutronix.de/
ChangeLog: v1->v2: Added cc:stable tag as asked during v1 review. V1 Link : https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251004040722.82882-1-bhanuseshukumar@gmail.com...
drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c index d75502ebbc0d..5ccbe6ae2ebe 100644 --- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c +++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c @@ -1174,10 +1174,13 @@ static int lan78xx_write_raw_eeprom(struct lan78xx_net *dev, u32 offset, } write_raw_eeprom_done:
- if (dev->chipid == ID_REV_CHIP_ID_7800_)
return lan78xx_write_reg(dev, HW_CFG, saved);- return 0;
- if (dev->chipid == ID_REV_CHIP_ID_7800_) {
int rc = lan78xx_write_reg(dev, HW_CFG, saved);/* If USB fails, there is nothing to do */if (rc < 0)return rc;- }
- return ret;
} static int lan78xx_read_raw_otp(struct lan78xx_net *dev, u32 offset,
Hi,
The subject prefix must be [PATCH v2] instead. I overlooked it. Should I resend it?
Regards, Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri
Hello,
On 10/9/25 7:41 AM, Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri wrote:
On 09/10/25 11:00, Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri wrote:
The function lan78xx_write_raw_eeprom failed to properly propagate EEPROM write timeout errors (-ETIMEDOUT). In the timeout fallthrough path, it first attempted to restore the pin configuration for LED outputs and then returned only the status of that restore operation, discarding the original timeout error saved in ret.
As a result, callers could mistakenly treat EEPROM write operation as successful even though the EEPROM write had actually timed out with no or partial data write.
To fix this, handle errors in restoring the LED pin configuration separately. If the restore succeeds, return any prior EEPROM write timeout error saved in ret to the caller.
Suggested-by: Oleksij Rempel o.rempel@pengutronix.de Fixes: 8b1b2ca83b20 ("net: usb: lan78xx: Improve error handling in EEPROM and OTP operations") cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri bhanuseshukumar@gmail.com
Note: The patch is compiled and tested using EVB-LAN7800LC. The patch was suggested by Oleksij Rempel while reviewing a fix to a bug found by syzbot earlier. The review mail chain where this fix was suggested is given below. https://lore.kernel.org/all/aNzojoXK-m1Tn6Lc@pengutronix.de/
ChangeLog: v1->v2: Added cc:stable tag as asked during v1 review. V1 Link : https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251004040722.82882-1-bhanuseshukumar@gmail.com...
drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c index d75502ebbc0d..5ccbe6ae2ebe 100644 --- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c +++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c @@ -1174,10 +1174,13 @@ static int lan78xx_write_raw_eeprom(struct lan78xx_net *dev, u32 offset, } write_raw_eeprom_done:
- if (dev->chipid == ID_REV_CHIP_ID_7800_)
return lan78xx_write_reg(dev, HW_CFG, saved);- return 0;
- if (dev->chipid == ID_REV_CHIP_ID_7800_) {
int rc = lan78xx_write_reg(dev, HW_CFG, saved);/* If USB fails, there is nothing to do */if (rc < 0)return rc;- }
- return ret;
} static int lan78xx_read_raw_otp(struct lan78xx_net *dev, u32 offset,
Hi,
The subject prefix must be [PATCH v2] instead. I overlooked it. Should I resend it?
This is not a review, and given the current amount of queued patches a real one will not follow soon, but please do not send a new version just for this.
Thanks,
Paolo
On Thu, Oct 09, 2025 at 11:00:09AM +0530, Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri wrote:
The function lan78xx_write_raw_eeprom failed to properly propagate EEPROM write timeout errors (-ETIMEDOUT). In the timeout fallthrough path, it first attempted to restore the pin configuration for LED outputs and then returned only the status of that restore operation, discarding the original timeout error saved in ret.
As a result, callers could mistakenly treat EEPROM write operation as successful even though the EEPROM write had actually timed out with no or partial data write.
To fix this, handle errors in restoring the LED pin configuration separately. If the restore succeeds, return any prior EEPROM write timeout error saved in ret to the caller.
Suggested-by: Oleksij Rempel o.rempel@pengutronix.de Fixes: 8b1b2ca83b20 ("net: usb: lan78xx: Improve error handling in EEPROM and OTP operations") cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bhanu Seshu Kumar Valluri bhanuseshukumar@gmail.com
Note: The patch is compiled and tested using EVB-LAN7800LC. The patch was suggested by Oleksij Rempel while reviewing a fix to a bug found by syzbot earlier. The review mail chain where this fix was suggested is given below. https://lore.kernel.org/all/aNzojoXK-m1Tn6Lc@pengutronix.de/
ChangeLog: v1->v2: Added cc:stable tag as asked during v1 review. V1 Link : https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251004040722.82882-1-bhanuseshukumar@gmail.com...
Thanks,
This patch seems consistent with the discussion at the link under Note. I believe it addresses the review of v1. And that the Fixes tag corresponds to the commit that introduced this problem.
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman horms@kernel.org
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main) by David S. Miller davem@davemloft.net:
On Thu, 9 Oct 2025 11:00:09 +0530 you wrote:
The function lan78xx_write_raw_eeprom failed to properly propagate EEPROM write timeout errors (-ETIMEDOUT). In the timeout fallthrough path, it first attempted to restore the pin configuration for LED outputs and then returned only the status of that restore operation, discarding the original timeout error saved in ret.
As a result, callers could mistakenly treat EEPROM write operation as successful even though the EEPROM write had actually timed out with no or partial data write.
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Here is the summary with links: - net: usb: lan78xx: Fix lost EEPROM write timeout error(-ETIMEDOUT) in lan78xx_write_raw_eeprom https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/d5d790ba1558
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