phy_ethtool_ksettings_get() call does not modify device state or device driver state, hence there is no need to utilize a driver specific spinlock. Signed-off-by: Vladimir Zapolskiy <vladimir_zapolskiy@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c | 5 ----- 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c index 50ff18870be2..152edd1e9a23 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c @@ -2043,15 +2043,10 @@ static int sh_eth_phy_start(struct net_device *ndev) static int sh_eth_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd) { - struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev); - unsigned long flags; - if (!ndev->phydev) return -ENODEV; - spin_lock_irqsave(&mdp->lock, flags); phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(ndev->phydev, cmd); - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mdp->lock, flags); return 0; } -- 2.17.1