Re: [PATCH] staging: octeon: Call SET_NETDEV_DEV()

From: Greg KH
Date: Tue Jan 03 2017 - 11:14:26 EST


On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 02:15:57PM -0800, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> On 12/20/2016 07:20 PM, David Miller wrote:
> > From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:02:37 -0800
> >
> >> On 12/14/2016 05:13 PM, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> >>> The Octeon driver calls into PHYLIB which now checks for
> >>> net_device->dev.parent, so make sure we do set it before calling into
> >>> any MDIO/PHYLIB related function.
> >>>
> >>> Fixes: ec988ad78ed6 ("phy: Don't increment MDIO bus refcount unless it's a different owner")
> >>> Reported-by: Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@xxxxxx>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> Greg, David, since this is a fix for a regression introduced in the net
> >> tree, it may make sense that David take it via his tree.
> >
> > Since the change in question is in Linus's tree, it's equally valid
> > for Greg to take it as well.
>
> Sure, Greg, can you take this change? Thank you!

Will do so now, thanks,

greg k-h