[PATCH net-next 3/4] net: netcp: Do not clobber PHY link outside of state machine

From: Florian Fainelli
Date: Mon Feb 06 2017 - 18:56:27 EST


Calling phy_read_status() means that we may call into
genphy_read_status() which in turn will use genphy_update_link() which
can make changes to phydev->link outside of the state machine's state
transitions. This is an invalid behavior that is now caught as off
811a919135b9 ("phy state machine: failsafe leave invalid RUNNING state")

Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c
index f7bb241b17ab..eece3e2eec14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_ethss.c
@@ -2313,7 +2313,6 @@ static int gbe_slave_open(struct gbe_intf *gbe_intf)
dev_dbg(priv->dev, "phy found: id is: 0x%s\n",
phydev_name(slave->phy));
phy_start(slave->phy);
- phy_read_status(slave->phy);
}
return 0;
}
@@ -3119,7 +3118,6 @@ static void init_secondary_ports(struct gbe_priv *gbe_dev,
dev_dbg(dev, "phy found: id is: 0x%s\n",
phydev_name(slave->phy));
phy_start(slave->phy);
- phy_read_status(slave->phy);
}
}
}
--
2.9.3