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Message-ID: <20eb6c56-c89b-db8b-a19b-f51b2745fffc@cogentembedded.com> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 00:19:46 +0300 From: Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com> To: Jeremy Linton <jeremy.linton@....com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org Cc: steve.glendinning@...well.net, andrew@...n.ch, will.deacon@....com Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] net: smsc911x: Fix register_netdev, phy startup, driver unload ordering On 09/01/2016 11:15 PM, Jeremy Linton wrote: > Move phy startup/shutdown into the smsc911x_open/stop routines. This > allows the module to be unloaded because phy_connect_direct is no longer > always holding the module use count. This one change also resolves a > number of other problems. > > The link status of a downed interface no longer reflects a stale state. > Errors caused by the net device being opened before the mdio/phy was > configured. There is also a potential power savings as the phy's don't > remain powered when the interface isn't running. > > Signed-off-by: Jeremy Linton <jeremy.linton@....com> Wow, this patch has fixed DHCP/NFS boot failure on my Renesas V2H boards! Thanks again for your work! :-) MBR, Sergei
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