netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC 27/28] dsa: slave: Don't reference NULL pointer during phy

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Message-ID: <567B07D4.60202@gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:45:08 -0800
From:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, narmstrong@...libre.com,
	vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 27/28] dsa: slave: Don't reference NULL pointer during
 phy_disconnect

Le 23/12/2015 04:56, Andrew Lunn a écrit :
> When the phy is disconnected, the parent pointer to the netdev it was
> attached to is set to NULL. The code then tries to suspend the phy,
> but dsa_slave_fixed_link_update needs the parent pointer to determine
> which switch the phy is connected to. So it dereferenced a NULL
> pointer. Check for this condition.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

Acked-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
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Florian
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