linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: mdio-mux: bcm-iproc: call mdiobus

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Date:   Mon, 8 May 2017 14:53:38 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Jon Mason <jon.mason@...adcom.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: mdio-mux: bcm-iproc: call mdiobus_free() in error
 path

On 05/08/2017 02:48 PM, Jon Mason wrote:
> If an error is encountered in mdio_mux_init(), the error path will call
> mdiobus_free().  Since mdiobus_register() has been called prior to
> mdio_mux_init(), the bus->state will not be MDIOBUS_UNREGISTERED.  This
> causes a BUG_ON() in mdiobus_free().  To correct this issue, add an
> error path for mdio_mux_init() which calls mdiobus_unregister() prior to
> mdiobus_free().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jon Mason <jon.mason@...adcom.com>
> Fixes: 98bc865a1ec8 ("net: mdio-mux: Add MDIO mux driver for iProc SoCs")

Acked-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian