netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: macb: NULL out phydev after removing mdio bus

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Date:   Fri, 7 Oct 2016 18:22:09 +0200
From:   Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
To:     Xander Huff <xander.huff@...com>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Nathan Sullivan <nathan.sullivan@...com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Brad Mouring <brad.mouring@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: macb: NULL out phydev after removing mdio bus

Le 07/10/2016 à 17:13, Xander Huff a écrit :
> From: Nathan Sullivan <nathan.sullivan@...com>
> 
> To ensure the dev->phydev pointer is not used after becoming invalid in
> mdiobus_unregister, set it to NULL. This happens when removing the macb
> driver without first taking its interface down, since unregister_netdev
> will end up calling macb_close.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xander Huff <xander.huff@...com>
> Signed-off-by: Nathan Sullivan <nathan.sullivan@...com>
> Signed-off-by: Brad Mouring <brad.mouring@...com>

Acked-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>

> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
> index 63144bb..b32444a 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.c
> @@ -3117,6 +3117,7 @@ static int macb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  		if (dev->phydev)
>  			phy_disconnect(dev->phydev);
>  		mdiobus_unregister(bp->mii_bus);
> +		dev->phydev = NULL;
>  		mdiobus_free(bp->mii_bus);
>  
>  		/* Shutdown the PHY if there is a GPIO reset */
> 


-- 
Nicolas Ferre