netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/5] net: dsa: bcm

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Date:	Tue, 7 Jun 2016 20:44:20 +0200
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Cc:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emlof.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/5] net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Register our slave
 MDIO bus

> > With the legacy interface it is tricky. When would you call such a
> > remove/tairdown function when using the old binding?
> 
> That'd go in dsa_switch_destroy I guess, but it just covers the case
> where the whole DSA code is unloaded...

I don't think that helps you. It should not be possible to unload the
DSA core while there is an active driver. The drivers needs to unload
first....

	Andrew