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: 4a2c7217cd5a ("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>
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c b/drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c
index 792ddda..85bd5d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c
@@ -625,6 +625,21 @@ static void ax88772_suspend(struct usbnet *dev)
asix_read_medium_status(dev, 1));
}
+/* Notes on PM callbacks and locking context:
+ *
+ * - asix_suspend()/asix_resume() are invoked for both runtime PM and
+ * system-wide suspend/resume. For struct usb_driver the ->resume()
+ * callback does not receive pm_message_t, so the resume type cannot
+ * be distinguished here.
+ *
+ * - The MAC driver must hold RTNL when calling phylink interfaces such as
+ * phylink_suspend()/resume(). Those calls will also perform MDIO I/O.
+ *
+ * - Taking RTNL and doing MDIO from a runtime-PM resume callback (while
+ * the USB PM lock is held) is fragile. Since autosuspend brings no
+ * measurable power saving here, we block it by holding a PM usage
+ * reference in ax88772_bind().
+ */
static int asix_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
{
struct usbnet *dev = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
@@ -919,6 +934,13 @@ static int ax88772_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
if (ret)
goto initphy_err;
+ /* Keep this interface runtime-PM active by taking a usage ref.
+ * Prevents runtime suspend while bound and avoids resume paths
+ * that could deadlock (autoresume under RTNL while USB PM lock
+ * is held, phylink/MDIO wants RTNL).
+ */
+ pm_runtime_get_noresume(&intf->dev);
+
return 0;
initphy_err:
@@ -948,6 +970,8 @@ static void ax88772_unbind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
phylink_destroy(priv->phylink);
ax88772_mdio_unregister(priv);
asix_rx_fixup_common_free(dev->driver_priv);
+ /* Drop the PM usage ref taken in bind() */
+ pm_runtime_put(&intf->dev);
}
static void ax88178_unbind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
@@ -1600,6 +1624,11 @@ static struct usb_driver asix_driver = {
.resume = asix_resume,
.reset_resume = asix_resume,
.disconnect = usbnet_disconnect,
+ /* usbnet enables autosuspend by default (supports_autosuspend=1).
+ * We keep runtime-PM active for AX88772* by taking a PM usage
+ * reference in ax88772_bind() (pm_runtime_get_noresume()) and
+ * dropping it in unbind(), which effectively blocks autosuspend.
+ */
.supports_autosuspend = 1,
.disable_hub_initiated_lpm = 1,
};
