netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 2/9] net: phy: Guard against the presence of a netdev

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Date:   Fri, 24 May 2019 15:10:48 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>
Cc:     "linux@...linux.org.uk" <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        "f.fainelli@...il.com" <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "hkallweit1@...il.com" <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com" <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>,
        "olteanv@...il.com" <olteanv@...il.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 2/9] net: phy: Guard against the presence of
 a netdev

> > Hi Ioana
> > 
> > Looking at the functions changed here, they seem to be related to phy_attach(),
> > phy_connect(), and phy_detach() etc. Is the intention you can call these
> > functions and pass a NULL pointer for the net_device?
> > 
> > 	Andrew
> 
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> Yes, the intention is exactly to pass a NULL pointer for the  net_device from PHYLINK.
> The changes that do this are in "[RFC,net-next,5/9] net: phylink: Add phylink_create_raw".

Hi Ioana

I think in general, we don't want MAC drivers doing this.

We should enforce that the general APIs get a netdev. PHYLINK uses
phy_attach_direct() which is the lowest level of these attach() and
connect() calls. And there is only one MAC driver using
phy_attach_direct(). So please add checks for the netdev and return
-EINVAL in these higher level callers to phy_attach_direct().

Thanks
	Andrew