1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 993c52c82aeb..ff109fe5af6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -442,11 +442,11 @@ static int phy_attach_direct(struct net_device *dev, struct phy_device *phydev,
                              u32 flags, phy_interface_t interface)
 {
         struct device *d = &phydev->dev;
+        int err;
 
         /* Assume that if there is no driver, that it doesn't
          * exist, and we should use the genphy driver. */
         if (NULL == d->driver) {
-                int err;
                 d->driver = &genphy_driver.driver;
 
                 err = d->driver->probe(d);
@@ -474,7 +474,11 @@ static int phy_attach_direct(struct net_device *dev, struct phy_device *phydev,
         /* Do initial configuration here, now that
          * we have certain key parameters
          * (dev_flags and interface) */
-        return phy_init_hw(phydev);
+        err = phy_init_hw(phydev);
+        if (err)
+                phy_detach(phydev);
+
+        return err;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -534,7 +538,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_detach);
 /* Generic PHY support and helper functions */
 
 /**
- * genphy_config_advert - sanitize and advertise auto-negotation parameters
+ * genphy_config_advert - sanitize and advertise auto-negotiation parameters
  * @phydev: target phy_device struct
  *
  * Description: Writes MII_ADVERTISE with the appropriate values,
@@ -683,7 +687,7 @@ int genphy_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
                 return result;
 
         if (result == 0) {
-                /* Advertisment hasn't changed, but maybe aneg was never on to
+                /* Advertisement hasn't changed, but maybe aneg was never on to
                  * begin with?  Or maybe phy was isolated? */
                 int ctl = phy_read(phydev, MII_BMCR);