Re: [PATCH net 07/10] net: ethoc: move setting of netops to fix crash
From: Daniel Machon
Date: Tue Oct 13 2026 - 06:35:00 EST
> ethoc_probe() calls ethoc_mdio_probe(), which connects the PHY,
> before netdev->netdev_ops is assigned. phy_attach_direct() ->
> phy_link_topo_add_phy() reads dev->netdev_ops through
> netdev_need_ops_lock() since the commit in question, so probing crashes
> with a NULL pointer dereference when CONFIG_NET_SHAPER is enabled.
>
> Assign netdev_ops before the PHY attach, as was done for emac in commit
> 7c9f391ec89c ("net: emac: move setting of netops to fix crash").
Reviewed-by: Daniel Machon <daniel.machon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>