netdev - devm_* allocations and your fix net: asix: fix modprobe "sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename"

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Message-ID: <e998a290-6a0b-3eb9-01c8-ad6beb716d13@suse.com>
Date:   Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:38:43 +0200
From:   Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
To:     Grant Grundler <grundler@...omium.org>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: devm_* allocations and your fix net: asix: fix modprobe "sysfs:
 cannot create duplicate filename"

Hi,

the fix solves the issue. I have no issues wit it at all.
But it raises two questions

1) why is devm_mdiobus_alloc() different in this issue from other devm_* allocations?
They seem to use the same mechanism.

2) why do you think that this has anything to do with usbnet? That issue should
arise with any usb device.

	Regards
		Oliver