netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] gianfar: Fix multi-queue support checks @probe()

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Message-Id: <20140312.004814.442682826470309335.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:48:14 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	claudiu.manoil@...escale.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] gianfar: Fix multi-queue support checks
 @probe()

From: Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@...escale.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:01:24 +0200

> priv is not instantiated at gfar_of_init() time, when
> parsing the DT for info on supported HW queues.  Before
> the netdev can be allocated, the number of supported
> queues must be known.  Because the number of supported
> queues depends on device type, move the compatibility
> checks before netdev allocation.  Local vars are used
> to hold the operation mode info before netdev allocation.
> This fixes the null accesses for priv->.., in gfar_of_init.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@...escale.com>

Applied, thank you.
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