netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: Fix lack of reference count on PHY driver

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Date:   Thu, 02 Feb 2017 21:54:07 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     f.fainelli@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, andrew@...n.ch, rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk,
        maowenan@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: Fix lack of reference count on PHY driver

From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 18:46:43 -0800

> From: Mao Wenan <maowenan@...wei.com>
> 
> There is currently no reference count being held on the PHY driver,
> which makes it possible to remove the PHY driver module while the PHY
> state machine is running and polling the PHY. This could cause crashes
> similar to this one to show up:
 ...
> Keep references on the PHY driver module right before we are going to
> utilize it in phy_attach_direct(), and conversely when we don't use it
> anymore in phy_detach().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mao Wenan <maowenan@...wei.com>
> [florian: rebase, rework commit message]
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>

I think grabbing the module reference is the only easy fix we
can do for now.

Hot plugging PHYs and notifications and all of that business is
net-next material.

Florian, do you need to respin this with the workqueue or whatever
suggestion Russell made?

Thanks.