netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] net: usb: lan78xx: fix possible NULL pointer dereference in lan78xx_phy

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Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:50:06 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] net: usb: lan78xx: fix possible NULL
 pointer
 dereference in lan78xx_phy_init()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>:

On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:37:31 +0200 you wrote:
> If no PHY device is found (e.g., for LAN7801 in fixed-link mode),
> lan78xx_phy_init() may proceed to dereference a NULL phydev pointer,
> leading to a crash.
> 
> Update the logic to perform MAC configuration first, then check for the presence
> of a PHY. For the fixed-link case, set up the fixed link and return early,
> bypassing any code that assumes a valid phydev pointer.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v1,1/1] net: usb: lan78xx: fix possible NULL pointer dereference in lan78xx_phy_init()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/c22f056e49d9

You are awesome, thank you!
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