linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6] phy: qcom-qmp-combo: fix type-c switch registration

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Message-ID: <ZdiLIjGIn8e5tnJc@matsya>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 17:40:10 +0530
From: Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
To: Johan Hovold <johan+linaro@...nel.org>
Cc: Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] phy: qcom-qmp-combo: fix type-c switch registration

On 17-02-24, 16:02, Johan Hovold wrote:
> Due to a long-standing issue in driver core, drivers may not probe defer
> after having registered child devices to avoid triggering a probe
> deferral loop (see fbc35b45f9f6 ("Add documentation on meaning of
> -EPROBE_DEFER")).
> 
> Move registration of the typec switch to after looking up clocks and
> other resources.
> 
> Note that PHY creation can in theory also trigger a probe deferral when
> a 'phy' supply is used. This does not seem to affect the QMP PHY driver
> but the PHY subsystem should be reworked to address this (i.e. by
> separating initialisation and registration of the PHY).

Acked-by: Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>

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~Vinod