[PATCH v2] net/fec_mpc52xx: Fix kernel panic on FEC error

David Miller davem at davemloft.net
Thu Oct 15 09:10:25 EST 2009


From: Grant Likely <grant.likely at secretlab.ca>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:43:43 -0600

> From: John Bonesio <bones at secretlab.ca>
> 
> The MDIO bus cannot be accessed at interrupt context, but on an FEC
> error, the fec_mpc52xx driver reset function also tries to reset the
> PHY.  Since the error is detected at IRQ context, and the PHY functions
> try to sleep, the kernel ends up panicking.
> 
> Resetting the PHY on an FEC error isn't even necessary.  This patch
> solves the problem by removing the PHY reset entirely.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Bonesio <bones at secretlab.ca>
> Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely at secretlab.ca>

Applied, thanks.


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