linux/drivers/net/usb
Oleksij Rempel 3d3c4cd5c6 net: usb: asix: hold PM usage ref to avoid PM/MDIO + RTNL deadlock
Prevent USB runtime PM (autosuspend) for AX88772* in bind.

usbnet enables runtime PM (autosuspend) by default, so disabling it via
the usb_driver flag is ineffective. On AX88772B, autosuspend shows no
measurable power saving with current driver (no link partner, admin
up/down). The ~0.453 W -> ~0.248 W drop on v6.1 comes from phylib powering
the PHY off on admin-down, not from USB autosuspend.

The real hazard is that with runtime PM enabled, ndo_open() (under RTNL)
may synchronously trigger autoresume (usb_autopm_get_interface()) into
asix_resume() while the USB PM lock is held. Resume paths then invoke
phylink/phylib and MDIO, which also expect RTNL, leading to possible
deadlocks or PM lock vs MDIO wake issues.

To avoid this, keep the device runtime-PM active by taking a usage
reference in ax88772_bind() and dropping it in unbind(). A non-zero PM
usage count blocks runtime suspend regardless of userspace policy
(.../power/control - pm_runtime_allow/forbid), making this approach
robust against sysfs overrides.

Holding a runtime-PM usage ref does not affect system-wide suspend;
system sleep/resume callbacks continue to run as before.

Fixes: 4a2c7217cd ("net: usb: asix: ax88772: manage PHY PM from MAC")
Reported-by: Hubert Wiśniewski <hubert.wisniewski.25632@gmail.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/DCGHG5UJT9G3.2K1GHFZ3H87T0@gmail.com
Tested-by: Hubert Wiśniewski <hubert.wisniewski.25632@gmail.com>
Reported-by: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@samsung.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/b5ea8296-f981-445d-a09a-2f389d7f6fdd@samsung.com
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@pengutronix.de>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251005081203.3067982-1-o.rempel@pengutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
2025-10-07 12:35:37 +02:00
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Kconfig net: usb: lan78xx: add support for generic net selftests via ethtool 2025-08-25 16:22:19 -07:00
Makefile
aqc111.c
aqc111.h
asix.h
asix_common.c
asix_devices.c net: usb: asix: hold PM usage ref to avoid PM/MDIO + RTNL deadlock 2025-10-07 12:35:37 +02:00
ax88172a.c
ax88179_178a.c
catc.c
cdc-phonet.c
cdc_eem.c
cdc_ether.c
cdc_mbim.c
cdc_ncm.c cdc_ncm: Flag Intel OEM version of Fibocom L850-GL as WWAN 2025-08-19 17:16:37 -07:00
cdc_subset.c
ch9200.c
cx82310_eth.c
dm9601.c
gl620a.c
hso.c
huawei_cdc_ncm.c
int51x1.c
ipheth.c
kalmia.c
kaweth.c
lan78xx.c net: usb: lan78xx: Fix lost EEPROM read timeout error(-ETIMEDOUT) in lan78xx_read_raw_eeprom 2025-10-03 10:15:35 -07:00
lan78xx.h
lg-vl600.c
mcs7830.c
net1080.c
pegasus.c
pegasus.h
plusb.c
qmi_wwan.c net: usb: qmi_wwan: add Telit Cinterion LE910C4-WWX new compositions 2025-08-26 17:08:42 -07:00
r8152.c
r8153_ecm.c
rndis_host.c
rtl8150.c net: usb: Remove disruptive netif_wake_queue in rtl8150_set_multicast 2025-09-26 15:11:37 -07:00
sierra_net.c usb: net: sierra: check for no status endpoint 2025-07-15 16:02:13 -07:00
smsc75xx.c
smsc75xx.h
smsc95xx.c net: usb: smsc95xx: add support for ethtool pause parameters 2025-07-21 17:42:12 -07:00
smsc95xx.h
sr9700.c
sr9700.h
sr9800.c
sr9800.h
usbnet.c net: usbnet: Fix the wrong netif_carrier_on() call 2025-08-06 04:39:42 +03:00
zaurus.c