struct gpio_desc *gpio[GPIO_MAX];
 
+       bool attached;
        unsigned int state;
        struct delayed_work poll;
        struct delayed_work timeout;
         */
        switch (sfp->sm_mod_state) {
        default:
-               if (event == SFP_E_INSERT) {
+               if (event == SFP_E_INSERT && sfp->attached) {
                        sfp_module_tx_disable(sfp);
                        sfp_sm_ins_next(sfp, SFP_MOD_PROBE, T_PROBE_INIT);
                }
        mutex_unlock(&sfp->sm_mutex);
 }
 
+static void sfp_attach(struct sfp *sfp)
+{
+       sfp->attached = true;
+       if (sfp->state & SFP_F_PRESENT)
+               sfp_sm_event(sfp, SFP_E_INSERT);
+}
+
+static void sfp_detach(struct sfp *sfp)
+{
+       sfp->attached = false;
+       sfp_sm_event(sfp, SFP_E_REMOVE);
+}
+
 static void sfp_start(struct sfp *sfp)
 {
        sfp_sm_event(sfp, SFP_E_DEV_UP);
 }
 
 static const struct sfp_socket_ops sfp_module_ops = {
+       .attach = sfp_attach,
+       .detach = sfp_detach,
        .start = sfp_start,
        .stop = sfp_stop,
        .module_info = sfp_module_info,
        dev_info(sfp->dev, "Host maximum power %u.%uW\n",
                 sfp->max_power_mW / 1000, (sfp->max_power_mW / 100) % 10);
 
-       sfp->sfp_bus = sfp_register_socket(sfp->dev, sfp, &sfp_module_ops);
-       if (!sfp->sfp_bus)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
        /* Get the initial state, and always signal TX disable,
         * since the network interface will not be up.
         */
                sfp->state |= SFP_F_RATE_SELECT;
        sfp_set_state(sfp, sfp->state);
        sfp_module_tx_disable(sfp);
-       rtnl_lock();
-       if (sfp->state & SFP_F_PRESENT)
-               sfp_sm_event(sfp, SFP_E_INSERT);
-       rtnl_unlock();
 
        for (i = 0; i < GPIO_MAX; i++) {
                if (gpio_flags[i] != GPIOD_IN || !sfp->gpio[i])
                dev_warn(sfp->dev,
                         "No tx_disable pin: SFP modules will always be emitting.\n");
 
+       sfp->sfp_bus = sfp_register_socket(sfp->dev, sfp, &sfp_module_ops);
+       if (!sfp->sfp_bus)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
        return 0;
 }