netdev - Re: [PATCH] netdev/phy: Use mdiobus_read() so that proper locks are taken.

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Message-Id: <20110930.185421.252729993071152404.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:54:21 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	david.daney@...ium.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netdev/phy: Use mdiobus_read() so that proper locks
 are taken.

From: David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:51:22 -0700

> Accesses to the mdio busses must be done with the mdio_lock to ensure
> proper operation.  Conveniently we have the helper function
> mdiobus_read() to do that for us.  Lets use it in get_phy_id() instead
> of accessing the bus without the lock held.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>

Applied to net-next.
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