In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: dsa: realtek: use gpiod_set_value_cansleep for reset GPIO
rtl83xx_reset_assert() and rtl83xx_reset_deassert() are only called from
the probe path, which may sleep and is not timing-critical. When the
reset GPIO is provided by a sleeping controller such as an I2C I/O
expander, gpiod_set_value() warns:
WARNING: drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c:4030 at gpiod_set_value+0x44/0x80, CPU#1: kworker/u16:4/61
Hardware name: B&O MAP CA33 Rev f (UNKNOWN) (DT)
Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func
pc : gpiod_set_value+0x44/0x80
lr : rtl83xx_probe+0x1d8/0x3a0
Call trace:
gpiod_set_value+0x44/0x80 (P)
rtl83xx_probe+0x1d8/0x3a0
realtek_mdio_probe+0x24/0xa0
mdio_probe+0x38/0x78
really_probe+0xc4/0x3e0
__driver_probe_device+0x15c/0x1b8
driver_probe_device+0xb4/0x120
__device_attach_driver+0xb8/0x1a0
bus_for_each_drv+0x88/0xf0
__device_attach+0xa0/0x1d8
device_initial_probe+0x54/0x68
bus_probe_device+0x38/0xa0
deferred_probe_work_func+0xb8/0x120
process_one_work+0x184/0x4e8
worker_thread+0x188/0x308
kthread+0x130/0x150
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
Switch both helpers to gpiod_set_value_cansleep() so such a reset GPIO can
be used without triggering the warning.
The reset GPIO has been driven with the non-sleeping gpiod_set_value()
since the driver was added in v4.19. The call has since been refactored
across several files - from realtek-smi.c / realtek-mdio.c into the common
rtl83xx.c module and then into the rtl83xx_reset_assert() and
rtl83xx_reset_deassert() helpers (both in v6.9). This patch therefore
applies as-is only to kernels that carry those helpers (v6.9+); older
stable kernels need the same gpiod_set_value_cansleep() conversion at the
corresponding open-coded call sites.
net: dsa: realtek: use gpiod_set_value_cansleep for reset GPIO
rtl83xx_reset_assert() and rtl83xx_reset_deassert() are only called from
the probe path, which may sleep and is not timing-critical. When the
reset GPIO is provided by a sleeping controller such as an I2C I/O
expander, gpiod_set_value() warns:
WARNING: drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c:4030 at gpiod_set_value+0x44/0x80, CPU#1: kworker/u16:4/61
Hardware name: B&O MAP CA33 Rev f (UNKNOWN) (DT)
Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func
pc : gpiod_set_value+0x44/0x80
lr : rtl83xx_probe+0x1d8/0x3a0
Call trace:
gpiod_set_value+0x44/0x80 (P)
rtl83xx_probe+0x1d8/0x3a0
realtek_mdio_probe+0x24/0xa0
mdio_probe+0x38/0x78
really_probe+0xc4/0x3e0
__driver_probe_device+0x15c/0x1b8
driver_probe_device+0xb4/0x120
__device_attach_driver+0xb8/0x1a0
bus_for_each_drv+0x88/0xf0
__device_attach+0xa0/0x1d8
device_initial_probe+0x54/0x68
bus_probe_device+0x38/0xa0
deferred_probe_work_func+0xb8/0x120
process_one_work+0x184/0x4e8
worker_thread+0x188/0x308
kthread+0x130/0x150
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
Switch both helpers to gpiod_set_value_cansleep() so such a reset GPIO can
be used without triggering the warning.
The reset GPIO has been driven with the non-sleeping gpiod_set_value()
since the driver was added in v4.19. The call has since been refactored
across several files - from realtek-smi.c / realtek-mdio.c into the common
rtl83xx.c module and then into the rtl83xx_reset_assert() and
rtl83xx_reset_deassert() helpers (both in v6.9). This patch therefore
applies as-is only to kernels that carry those helpers (v6.9+); older
stable kernels need the same gpiod_set_value_cansleep() conversion at the
corresponding open-coded call sites.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: realtek: use gpiod_set_value_cansleep for reset GPIO rtl83xx_reset_assert() and rtl83xx_reset_deassert() are only called from the probe path, which may sleep and is not timing-critical. When the reset GPIO is provided by a sleeping controller such as an I2C I/O expander, gpiod_set_value() warns: WARNING: drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c:4030 at gpiod_set_value+0x44/0x80, CPU#1: kworker/u16:4/61 Hardware name: B&O MAP CA33 Rev f (UNKNOWN) (DT) Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func pc : gpiod_set_value+0x44/0x80 lr : rtl83xx_probe+0x1d8/0x3a0 Call trace: gpiod_set_value+0x44/0x80 (P) rtl83xx_probe+0x1d8/0x3a0 realtek_mdio_probe+0x24/0xa0 mdio_probe+0x38/0x78 really_probe+0xc4/0x3e0 __driver_probe_device+0x15c/0x1b8 driver_probe_device+0xb4/0x120 __device_attach_driver+0xb8/0x1a0 bus_for_each_drv+0x88/0xf0 __device_attach+0xa0/0x1d8 device_initial_probe+0x54/0x68 bus_probe_device+0x38/0xa0 deferred_probe_work_func+0xb8/0x120 process_one_work+0x184/0x4e8 worker_thread+0x188/0x308 kthread+0x130/0x150 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Switch both helpers to gpiod_set_value_cansleep() so such a reset GPIO can be used without triggering the warning. The reset GPIO has been driven with the non-sleeping gpiod_set_value() since the driver was added in v4.19. The call has since been refactored across several files - from realtek-smi.c / realtek-mdio.c into the common rtl83xx.c module and then into the rtl83xx_reset_assert() and rtl83xx_reset_deassert() helpers (both in v6.9). This patch therefore applies as-is only to kernels that carry those helpers (v6.9+); older stable kernels need the same gpiod_set_value_cansleep() conversion at the corresponding open-coded call sites. | |
| Title | net: dsa: realtek: use gpiod_set_value_cansleep for reset GPIO | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:42:53.509Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.812Z
Link: CVE-2026-80999
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:07.433
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:07.433
Link: CVE-2026-80999
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