netdev - Re: [PATCH 3.3.0] phy:icplus:fix Auto Power Saving in ip101a_config

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Date:	Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:49:37 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	srinivas.kandagatla@...com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, peppe.cavallaro@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.3.0] phy:icplus:fix Auto Power Saving in
 ip101a_config_init.

From: Srinivas KANDAGATLA <srinivas.kandagatla@...com>
Date: Mon,  2 Apr 2012 11:02:09 +0100

> From: Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...com>
> 
> This patch fixes Auto Power Saving configuration in ip101a_config_init
> which was broken as there is no phy register write followed after
> setting IP101A_APS_ON flag.
> 
> This patch also fixes the return value of ip101a_config_init.
> 
> Without this patch ip101a_config_init returns 2 which is not an error
> accroding to IS_ERR and the mac driver will continue accessing 2 as
> valid pointer to phy_dev resulting in memory fault.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
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