Re: [PATCH] macb: Call phy_disconnect on removing

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:02:06 -0400 Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:

> Atsushi Nemoto wrote:
> > Call phy_disconnect() on remove routine.  Otherwise the phy timer
> > causes a kernel crash when unloading.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp>
> > ---
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c
> > index 1d210ed..10fcea5 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/macb.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/macb.c
> > @@ -1257,6 +1257,8 @@ static int __exit macb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
> >  
> >  	if (dev) {
> >  		bp = netdev_priv(dev);
> > +		if (bp->phy_dev)
> > +			phy_disconnect(bp->phy_dev);
> >  		mdiobus_unregister(&bp->mii_bus);
> >  		kfree(bp->mii_bus.irq);
> 
> applied
> 

Needed in 2.6.24.x as well, I think?