Re: [PATCH net] net: phylink: move phy_device_free() to correctly release phy device

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

On Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:02:42 +0100 you wrote:
> After calling fwnode_phy_find_device(), the phy device refcount is
> incremented. Then, when the phy device is attached to a netdev with
> phy_attach_direct(), the refcount is also incremented but only
> decremented in the caller if phy_attach_direct() fails. Move
> phy_device_free() before the "if" to always release it correctly.
> Indeed, either phy_attach_direct() failed and we don't want to keep a
> reference to the phydev or it succeeded and a reference has been taken
> internally.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: phylink: move phy_device_free() to correctly release phy device
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/ce93fdb5f2ca

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