linux-kernel - Re: [net-next] net: phy: intel-xway: workaround stale LEDs before link-up

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Message-ID: <20260117183145.6f6a7d7e@kernel.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:31:45 -0800
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: daniel@...rotopia.org
Cc: fchan@...linear.com, hkallweit1@...il.com, jpovazanec@...linear.com,
 yweng@...linear.com, davem@...emloft.net, andrew@...n.ch,
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Subject: Re: [net-next] net: phy: intel-xway: workaround stale LEDs before
 link-up

On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:29:07 -0800 Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > @@ -286,8 +287,33 @@ static int xway_gphy_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
> >  		return err;
> >
> >  	/* Use default LED configuration if 'leds' node isn't defined */
> > -	if (!of_get_child_by_name(np, "leds"))
> > +	if (!of_get_child_by_name(np, "leds")) {
> >  		xway_gphy_init_leds(phydev);
> > +	} else {  
> 
> Does this leak the device_node reference returned by of_get_child_by_name()?

Of course this is a pre-existing issue but could you fix it first
in net then proceed with this submission? Otherwise we'll have a
conflict.