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/ravb_main.c | 5 ----- 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c index 6002132093cd..772687a5faee 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c @@ -1109,15 +1109,10 @@ static int ravb_phy_start(struct net_device *ndev) static int ravb_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *ndev, struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd) { - struct ravb_private *priv = netdev_priv(ndev); - unsigned long flags; - if (!ndev->phydev) return -ENODEV; - spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags); phy_ethtool_ksettings_get(ndev->phydev, cmd); - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags); return 0; } -- 2.17.1