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

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Message-ID: <CH2PR02MB700039E0886AE86B9C731A90C7520@CH2PR02MB7000.namprd02.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:13:34 +0000
From:   Radhey Shyam Pandey <radheys@...inx.com>
To:     Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.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.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 9:20 PM
> To: Radhey Shyam Pandey <radheys@...inx.com>
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.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:

I mean in which scenario we are hitting of_mdiobus_register defer? 
The series you mentioned talks about one-step TS.
> 
>  16.Dec'19  [PATCH V6 net-next 00/11] Peer to Peer One-Step time stamping
> 
> Thanks,
> Richard