Re: [PATCH net 4/4] net: axienet: Split into MAC and MDIO drivers

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Sat Jun 21 2025 - 03:33:34 EST


On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 04:05:37PM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote:
> Returning EPROBE_DEFER after probing a bus may result in an infinite
> probe loop if the EPROBE_DEFER error is never resolved.

That sounds like a core problem. I also thought there was a time
limit, how long the system will repeat probes for drivers which defer.

This seems like the wrong fix to me.

Andrew