FAILED: patch "[PATCH] usb: gadget: f_ncm: Fix net_device lifecycle with device_move" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree

index 3d772c9beb91..a6fa5ed3d6cb 100644
@@ -1439,6 +1439,7 @@ static int ncm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	struct f_ncm_opts	*ncm_opts;
 
 	struct usb_os_desc_table	*os_desc_table __free(kfree) = NULL;
+	struct net_device		*net __free(detach_gadget) = NULL;
 	struct usb_request		*request __free(free_usb_request) = NULL;
 
 	if (!can_support_ecm(cdev->gadget))

@@ -1452,18 +1453,19 @@ static int ncm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&ncm_opts->lock);
-	gether_set_gadget(ncm_opts->net, cdev->gadget);
-	if (!ncm_opts->bound) {
-		ncm_opts->net->mtu = (ncm_opts->max_segment_size - ETH_HLEN);
-		status = gether_register_netdev(ncm_opts->net);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&ncm_opts->lock);
+	scoped_guard(mutex, &ncm_opts->lock)
+		if (ncm_opts->bind_count == 0) {
+			if (!device_is_registered(&ncm_opts->net->dev)) {
+				ncm_opts->net->mtu = (ncm_opts->max_segment_size - ETH_HLEN);
+				gether_set_gadget(ncm_opts->net, cdev->gadget);
+				status = gether_register_netdev(ncm_opts->net);
+			} else
+				status = gether_attach_gadget(ncm_opts->net, cdev->gadget);
 
-	if (status)
-		return status;
-
-	ncm_opts->bound = true;
+			if (status)
+				return status;
+			net = ncm_opts->net;
+		}
 
 	ncm_string_defs[1].s = ncm->ethaddr;
 

@@ -1564,6 +1566,9 @@ static int ncm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	}
 	ncm->notify_req = no_free_ptr(request);
 
+	ncm_opts->bind_count++;
+	retain_and_null_ptr(net);
+
 	DBG(cdev, "CDC Network: IN/%s OUT/%s NOTIFY/%s\n",
 			ncm->port.in_ep->name, ncm->port.out_ep->name,
 			ncm->notify->name);

@@ -1655,7 +1660,7 @@ static void ncm_free_inst(struct usb_function_instance *f)
 	struct f_ncm_opts *opts;
 
 	opts = container_of(f, struct f_ncm_opts, func_inst);
-	if (opts->bound)
+	if (device_is_registered(&opts->net->dev))
 		gether_cleanup(netdev_priv(opts->net));
 	else
 		free_netdev(opts->net);

@@ -1718,9 +1723,12 @@ static void ncm_free(struct usb_function *f)
 static void ncm_unbind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 {
 	struct f_ncm *ncm = func_to_ncm(f);
+	struct f_ncm_opts *ncm_opts;
 
 	DBG(c->cdev, "ncm unbind\n");
 
+	ncm_opts = container_of(f->fi, struct f_ncm_opts, func_inst);
+
 	hrtimer_cancel(&ncm->task_timer);
 
 	kfree(f->os_desc_table);

@@ -1736,6 +1744,10 @@ static void ncm_unbind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 
 	kfree(ncm->notify_req->buf);
 	usb_ep_free_request(ncm->notify, ncm->notify_req);
+
+	ncm_opts->bind_count--;
+	if (ncm_opts->bind_count == 0)
+		gether_detach_gadget(ncm_opts->net);
 }
 
 static struct usb_function *ncm_alloc(struct usb_function_instance *fi)

index c47965d850d4..1a9e7c495e2e 100644
@@ -897,6 +897,28 @@ void gether_set_gadget(struct net_device *net, struct usb_gadget *g)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gether_set_gadget);
 
+int gether_attach_gadget(struct net_device *net, struct usb_gadget *g)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = device_move(&net->dev, &g->dev, DPM_ORDER_DEV_AFTER_PARENT);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	gether_set_gadget(net, g);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gether_attach_gadget);
+
+void gether_detach_gadget(struct net_device *net)
+{
+	struct eth_dev *dev = netdev_priv(net);
+
+	device_move(&net->dev, NULL, DPM_ORDER_NONE);
+	dev->gadget = NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gether_detach_gadget);
+
 int gether_set_dev_addr(struct net_device *net, const char *dev_addr)
 {
 	struct eth_dev *dev;

index 34be220cef77..c85a1cf3c115 100644
@@ -150,6 +150,32 @@ static inline struct net_device *gether_setup_default(void)
  */
 void gether_set_gadget(struct net_device *net, struct usb_gadget *g);
 
+/**
+ * gether_attach_gadget - Reparent net_device to the gadget device.
+ * @net: The network device to reparent.
+ * @g: The target USB gadget device to parent to.
+ *
+ * This function moves the network device to be a child of the USB gadget
+ * device in the device hierarchy. This is typically done when the function
+ * is bound to a configuration.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int gether_attach_gadget(struct net_device *net, struct usb_gadget *g);
+
+/**
+ * gether_detach_gadget - Detach net_device from its gadget parent.
+ * @net: The network device to detach.
+ *
+ * This function moves the network device to be a child of the virtual
+ * devices parent, effectively detaching it from the USB gadget device
+ * hierarchy. This is typically done when the function is unbound
+ * from a configuration but the instance is not yet freed.
+ */
+void gether_detach_gadget(struct net_device *net);
+
+DEFINE_FREE(detach_gadget, struct net_device *, if (_T) gether_detach_gadget(_T))
+
 /**
  * gether_set_dev_addr - initialize an ethernet-over-usb link with eth address
  * @net: device representing this link

index 49ec095cdb4b..b1f3db8b68c1 100644
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 struct f_ncm_opts {
 	struct usb_function_instance	func_inst;
 	struct net_device		*net;
-	bool				bound;
+	int				bind_count;
 
 	struct config_group		*ncm_interf_group;
 	struct usb_os_desc		ncm_os_desc;