ptp_clock: future-proofing drivers against PTP subsystem becoming optional
Drivers must be ready to accept NULL from ptp_clock_register() if the
PTP clock subsystem is configured out.
This patch documents that and ensures that all drivers cope well
with a NULL return.
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Eugenia Emantayev <eugenia@mellanox.com>
Acked-by: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Edward Cree <ecree@solarflare.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ptp.c
index 2e1b17a..ad03763 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ptp.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
if (IS_ERR(adapter->ptp_clock)) {
adapter->ptp_clock = NULL;
e_err("ptp_clock_register failed\n");
- } else {
+ } else if (adapter->ptp_clock) {
e_info("registered PHC clock\n");
}
}