netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: phylib: get rid of unnecessary locking

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Message-Id: <167813821870.7576.1242953495648733695.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:30:18 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, hkallweit1@...il.com, maz@...nel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: phylib: get rid of unnecessary locking

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:37:54 +0000 you wrote:
> The locking in phy_probe() and phy_remove() does very little to prevent
> any races with e.g. phy_attach_direct(), but instead causes lockdep ABBA
> warnings. Remove it.
> 
> ======================================================
> WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
> 6.2.0-dirty #1108 Tainted: G        W   E
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: phylib: get rid of unnecessary locking
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/f4b47a2e9463

You are awesome, thank you!
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