netdev - ordering of check in phy_state_machine() since 06edf1a940be0633499e2feea31d380375a22bd9

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Date:   Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:33:30 +0200
From:   Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
To:     Oleksij Rempel <linux@...pel-privat.de>
CC:     Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>,
        Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Subject: ordering of check in phy_state_machine() since
 06edf1a940be0633499e2feea31d380375a22bd9

Hi,

looking at this I wonder whether the check isn't too late.
Do you really want to restart autonegotiation although
you know that the device is gone?

    Regards
        Oliver