From 4f9dce230b32eec45cec8c28cae61efdfa2f7d57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Hutchings Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:51:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] sh_eth: Fix ethtool operation crash when net device is down The driver connects and disconnects the PHY device whenever the net device is brought up and down. The ethtool get_settings, set_settings and nway_reset operations will dereference a null or dangling pointer if called while it is down. I think it would be preferable to keep the PHY connected, but there may be good reasons not to. As an immediate fix for this bug: - Set the phydev pointer to NULL after disconnecting the PHY - Change those three operations to return -ENODEV while the PHY is not connected Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- Reading git-format-patch failed