> Was this source code adjustment influenced also by a hint about “LOCK EVASION” > from the analysis tool “Coverity”? > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kernel/AM0PR0402MB38910DB23A6DABF1C074EF1D88E52@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > https://lkml.org/lkml/2024/5/8/77 A corresponding software improvement was integrated on 2024-05-23. net: fec: avoid lock evasion when reading pps_enable https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c?h=v6.10-rc4&id=3b1c92f8e5371700fada307cc8fd2c51fa7bc8c1 Will further collateral evolution become interesting accordingly? Regards, Markus