netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/8] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: do not increment bus refcount

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Date:	Thu, 9 Jun 2016 04:36:41 +0200
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel@...oirfairelinux.com,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/8] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: do not increment bus
 refcount

On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 08:44:52PM -0400, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> The MDIO device probe and remove functions are respectively incrementing
> and decrementing the bus refcount themselves. Since these bus level
> actions are out of the device scope, remove them.

I agree with the patch. But have you checked the mdio layer is doing
the right thing? If not, we should fix that first.

    Andrew