Re: [PATCH net] net: ethtool: phy: avoid NULL deref when PHY driver is unbound

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Sat,  9 May 2026 22:50:46 +0100 you wrote:
> phydev->drv can become NULL while the phy_device is still attached to
> its net_device, namely after the PHY driver is unbound via sysfs:
> 
> 	echo <mdio_id> > /sys/bus/mdio_bus/drivers/<phy_drv>/unbind
> 
> phy_remove() clears phydev->drv but doesn't call phy_detach(), so the
> phy_device stays in the link topology xarray and ethnl_req_get_phydev()
> still hands it back. ETHTOOL_MSG_PHY_GET then oopses on:
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: ethtool: phy: avoid NULL deref when PHY driver is unbound
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/e3adf69f8eb1

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