netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: usb: lan78xx: Connect PHY before registering MAC

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Date:   Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:06:23 +0200
From:   Daniel Wagner <dwagner@...e.de>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, wahrenst@....net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: usb: lan78xx: Connect PHY before registering MAC

On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 09:29:26PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> As soon as the netdev is registers, the kernel can start using the
> interface. If the driver connects the MAC to the PHY after the netdev
> is registered, there is a race condition where the interface can be
> opened without having the PHY connected.
> 
> Change the order to close this race condition.
> 
> Fixes: 92571a1aae40 ("lan78xx: Connect phy early")
> Reported-by: Daniel Wagner <dwagner@...e.de>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

Tested-by: Daniel Wagner <dwagner@...e.de>

Thanks for the fix!
Daniel