netdev - Re: [NET-NEXT PATCH] igb: do not use phy ops in ethtool test cleanup for non-copper parts

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Message-Id: <20081121.213033.134929699.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:30:33 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jeff@...zik.org,
	alexander.h.duyck@...el.com
Subject: Re: [NET-NEXT PATCH] igb: do not use phy ops in ethtool test
 cleanup for non-copper parts

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:59:12 -0800

> From: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
> 
> Currently the igb driver is experiencing a panic due to a null function
> pointer being used during the cleanup of the ethtool looback test on
> fiber/serdes parts.  This patch prevents that and adds a check prior to
> calling any phy function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

Applied.
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