netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: axienet: Propagate registration errors during probe.

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Date:   Tue, 17 Dec 2019 07:49:50 -0800
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     Radhey Shyam Pandey <radheys@...inx.com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Michal Simek <michals@...inx.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: axienet: Propagate registration errors
 during probe.

On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 06:19:47AM +0000, Radhey Shyam Pandey wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 12:03 AM
> > To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> > Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org; David Miller
> > <davem@...emloft.net>; Michal Simek <michals@...inx.com>; Radhey
> > Shyam Pandey <radheys@...inx.com>
> > Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: axienet: Propagate registration errors
> > during probe.
> > 
> > The function, axienet_mdio_setup(), calls of_mdiobus_register() which
> > might return EDEFER_PROBE.  However, this error is not propagated to
> EPROBE_DEFER.  In which scenario we are hitting probe_defer?

Did you see the cover letter?  I am referring to this series:

 16.Dec'19  [PATCH V6 net-next 00/11] Peer to Peer One-Step time stamping

Thanks,
Richard