Re: [PATCH net v4] smsc911x: only update stats when interface is up

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On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:40:10 +0200 Wolfram Sang wrote:
> Otherwise the clocks are not enabled and reading registers will OOPS.
> Copy the behaviour from Renesas SH_ETH and use a custom flag because
> using netif_running() is racy. A generic solution still needs to be
> implemented. Tested on a Renesas APE6-EK.

Hm, so you opted to not add the flag in the core?
To keep the backport small? I think we should just add it..
Clearly multiple drivers would benefit and it's not a huge change.



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