linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: octeon: Call SET_NETDEV

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Message-ID: <748b758b-7a9c-d58e-2fa5-52b6fa031ae3@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:15:57 -0800
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        aaro.koskinen@....fi, nevola@...il.com, tremyfr@...il.com,
        asbjorn@...jorn.st, jarod@...hat.com, bhaktipriya96@...il.com,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: octeon: Call SET_NETDEV_DEV()

On 12/20/2016 07:20 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:02:37 -0800
> 
>> On 12/14/2016 05:13 PM, Florian Fainelli wrote:
>>> The Octeon driver calls into PHYLIB which now checks for
>>> net_device->dev.parent, so make sure we do set it before calling into
>>> any MDIO/PHYLIB related function.
>>>
>>> Fixes: ec988ad78ed6 ("phy: Don't increment MDIO bus refcount unless it's a different owner")
>>> Reported-by: Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>
>>> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
>>
>> Greg, David, since this is a fix for a regression introduced in the net
>> tree, it may make sense that David take it via his tree.
> 
> Since the change in question is in Linus's tree, it's equally valid
> for Greg to take it as well.

Sure, Greg, can you take this change? Thank you!
-- 
Florian