Re: [PATCH] net: fec: Defer probe if other FEC has deferred MDIO

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Wed Feb 08 2023 - 19:55:49 EST


> - if ((fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_SINGLE_MDIO) && fep->dev_id > 0) {
> + if (fep->quirks & FEC_QUIRK_SINGLE_MDIO) {
> /* fec1 uses fec0 mii_bus */
> if (mii_cnt && fec0_mii_bus) {
> fep->mii_bus = fec0_mii_bus;
> mii_cnt++;
> return 0;
> }
> - return -ENOENT;

Could you not add an else clause here? return -EPROBE_DEFFER?

Basically, if fec0 has not probed, deffer the probing of fec1?

Andrew