Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: stmmac: allow ethtool action on PCI devices if device is down

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 06:54:41 -0700

On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:14:01 +0200 Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> is that patch still under review or is it refused, given the
> current behaviour is not actually incorrect?

That's not what Heiner said. Does the device not link the netdev
correctly to the bus device? Core already does pm_get/pm_put
around ethtool calls.