netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 0/9] Phy, mdiobus, and netdev struct device fixes

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Date:	Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:15:54 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	andrew@...n.ch
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/9] Phy, mdiobus, and netdev struct device fixes

From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:57:31 +0200

> I built the FEC driver as a module, and it won't unload:
> 
>  kernel:unregister_netdevice: waiting for eth1 to become free. Usage count = 1
> unregister_netdevice: waiting for eth1 to become free. Usage count = 1
> 
> i assume because DSA holds a reference. I've not tried a fully module
> build, DSA has issues with that.
> 
> Tested-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

So, is this a regression?

Please don't provide a "Tested-by: " tag is you encounter a new
problem which could have been introduced by the changes in question.
That _REALLY_ screws everything up for me.

Thank.
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