# \[PATCH v5 net-next 2/4\] net: dsa: ocelot: felix: Remove requirement for PCS in felix devices

- From: Colin Foster \<colin.foster@in-advantage.com\>
- Date: 2021-12-07 17:00:52 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/12/1600006
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/12/1600004/t.md

```text
Existing felix devices all have an initialized pcs array. Future devices
might not, so running a NULL check on the array before dereferencing it
will allow those future drivers to not crash at this point

Signed-off-by: Colin Foster <colin.foster@in-advantage.com>
Reviewed-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>
---
 drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
index 0e102caddb73..4ead3ebe947b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static void felix_phylink_mac_config(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 	struct felix *felix = ocelot_to_felix(ocelot);
 	struct dsa_port *dp = dsa_to_port(ds, port);
 
-	if (felix->pcs[port])
+	if (felix->pcs && felix->pcs[port])
 		phylink_set_pcs(dp->pl, &felix->pcs[port]->pcs);
 }
 
-- 
2.25.1

```
