netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: sfp: do not probe SFP module before we're attached

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Date:   Fri, 08 Feb 2019 15:11:39 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, andrew@...n.ch, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        hkallweit1@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: sfp: do not probe SFP module before we're attached

From: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:52:30 +0000

> When we probe a SFP module, we expect to be able to call the upstream
> device's module_insert() function so that the upstream link can be
> configured.  However, when the upstream device is delayed, we currently
> may end up probing the module before the upstream device is available,
> and lose the module_insert() call.
> 
> Avoid this by holding off probing the module until the SFP bus is
> properly connected to both the SFP socket driver and the upstream
> driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>

Applied, thanks Russell.

-stable?