netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC] net/phy: fix Marvell PHYs probe failure when HWMON and THERMAL

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Message-ID: <20190919025016.GA12785@lunn.ch>
Date:   Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:50:16 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Peter Mamonov <pmamonov@...il.com>
Cc:     f.fainelli@...il.com, hkallweit1@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] net/phy: fix Marvell PHYs probe failure when HWMON
 and THERMAL_OF are enabled

On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 12:38:37AM +0300, Peter Mamonov wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Some time ago I've discovered that probe functions of certain Marvell PHYs 
> fail if both HWMON and THERMAL_OF config options are enabled.

Hi Peter

It probably affects more then Marvell PHYs.

> The root 
> cause of this problem is a lack of an OF node for a PHY's built-in 
> temperature sensor.  However I consider adding this OF node to be a bit 
> excessive solution. Am I wrong? Below you will find a one line patch which 
> fixes the problem.

Your patch look sensible to me.

> I've sent it to the releveant maintainers three weeks 
> ago without any feedback yet.

Could you point me at the relevant mailing list archive?

      Thanks
	Andrew