netdev - Re: [PATCH net, v3] of_mdio: avoid MDIO bus removal when a PHY is missing

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Message-Id: <20180110.150807.1761534563120274845.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:08:07 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     madalin.bucur@....com
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, f.fainelli@...il.com, geert+renesas@...der.be,
        robh+dt@...nel.org, frowand.list@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net, v3] of_mdio: avoid MDIO bus removal when a PHY is
 missing

From: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@....com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2018 14:43:34 +0200

> If one of the child devices is missing the of_mdiobus_register_phy()
> call will return -ENODEV. When a missing device is encountered the
> registration of the remaining PHYs is stopped and the MDIO bus will
> fail to register. Propagate all errors except ENODEV to avoid it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Madalin Bucur <madalin.bucur@....com>

Applied.