netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] drivers: net: cpsw: fix wrong regs access in cpsw

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Message-ID: <d01a86a6-4f0b-7ea7-a69d-9fcc5b2967e3@ti.com>
Date:	Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:01:59 +0530
From:	Mugunthan V N <mugunthanvnm@...com>
To:	Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] drivers: net: cpsw: fix wrong regs access in
 cpsw_remove

On Thursday 28 July 2016 11:20 PM, Grygorii Strashko wrote:
> The L3 error will be generated and system will crash during unloading
> of CPSW driver if CPSW is used as module and ethX devices are down.
> This happens because CPSW can be power off by PM runtime now when ethX
> devices are down.
> 
> Hence, ensure that CPSW powered up by PM runtime before performing any
> deinitialization actions which require CPSW registers access. In case
> of PM runtime error just leave cpsw_remove() as we can't do anything
> anymore.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>

Reviewed-by: Mugunthan V N <mugunthanvnm@...com>

Regards
Mugunthan V N