netdev - Re: [PATCH] staging: octeon: Call SET_NETDEV

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Date:   Tue, 3 Jan 2017 17:11:08 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, asbjorn@...jorn.st,
        aaro.koskinen@....fi, netdev@...r.kernel.org, nevola@...il.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jarod@...hat.com,
        bhaktipriya96@...il.com, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        tremyfr@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: octeon: Call SET_NETDEV_DEV()

On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 02:15:57PM -0800, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> On 12/20/2016 07:20 PM, David Miller wrote:
> > From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> > Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:02:37 -0800
> > 
> >> On 12/14/2016 05:13 PM, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> >>> The Octeon driver calls into PHYLIB which now checks for
> >>> net_device->dev.parent, so make sure we do set it before calling into
> >>> any MDIO/PHYLIB related function.
> >>>
> >>> Fixes: ec988ad78ed6 ("phy: Don't increment MDIO bus refcount unless it's a different owner")
> >>> Reported-by: Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> >>
> >> Greg, David, since this is a fix for a regression introduced in the net
> >> tree, it may make sense that David take it via his tree.
> > 
> > Since the change in question is in Linus's tree, it's equally valid
> > for Greg to take it as well.
> 
> Sure, Greg, can you take this change? Thank you!

Will do so now, thanks,

greg k-h