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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ucc_geth.c10
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
index cf6653f71d23..acbdab3d66ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
@@ -2050,12 +2050,16 @@ static void ucc_geth_stop(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth)
ugeth_vdbg("%s: IN", __func__);
+ /*
+ * Tell the kernel the link is down.
+ * Must be done before disabling the controller
+ * or deadlock may happen.
+ */
+ phy_stop(phydev);
+
/* Disable the controller */
ugeth_disable(ugeth, COMM_DIR_RX_AND_TX);
- /* Tell the kernel the link is down */
- phy_stop(phydev);
-
/* Mask all interrupts */
out_be32(ugeth->uccf->p_uccm, 0x00000000);