uld deadlock (autoresume under RTNL while USB PM lock
+	 * is held, phylink/MDIO wants RTNL).
+	 */
+	pm_runtime_get_noresume(&intf->dev);
+
 	return 0;
 
 initphy_err:
@@ -948,6 +970,8 @@ static void ax88772_unbind(struct usbnet
 	phylink_destroy(priv->phylink);
 	ax88772_mdio_unregister(priv);
 	asix_rx_fixup_common_free(dev->driver_priv);
+	/* Drop the PM usage ref taken in bind() */
+	pm_runtime_put(&intf->dev);
 }
 
 static void ax88178_unbind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
@@ -1600,6 +1624,11 @@ static struct usb_driver asix_driver = {
 	.resume =	asix_resume,
 	.reset_resume =	asix_resume,
 	.disconnect =	usbnet_disconnect,
+	/* usbnet enables autosuspend by default (supports_autosuspend=1).
+	 * We keep runtime-PM active for AX88772* by taking a PM usage
+	 * reference in ax88772_bind() (pm_runtime_get_noresume()) and
+	 * dropping it in unbind(), which effectively blocks autosuspend.
+	 */
 	.supports_autosuspend = 1,
 	.disable_hub_initiated_lpm = 1,
 };[PATCH 6.17 558/563] net: usb: asix: hold PM usage ref to avoid PM/MDIO + RTNL deadlockGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> undefinedstable@vger.kernel.org undefined undefined undefined undefined undefined undefinedŒDƒ•~