netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/3] net: ethernet: ixp4xx: Support device tree probing

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Date:   Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:38:59 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Zoltan HERPAI <wigyori@...0.hu>,
        Raylynn Knight <rayknight@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] net: ethernet: ixp4xx: Support device tree probing

On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 3:35 AM Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:

> > +     phy_np = of_parse_phandle(np, "phy-handle", 0);
> > +     if (phy_np) {
> > +             ret = of_property_read_u32(phy_np, "reg", &val);
> > +             if (ret) {
> > +                     dev_err(dev, "cannot find phy reg\n");
> > +                     return NULL;
> > +             }
> > +             of_node_put(phy_np);
> > +     } else {
> > +             dev_err(dev, "cannot find phy instance\n");
> > +             val = 0;
> > +     }
> > +     plat->phy = val;
>
> phy-handle can point to a PHY on any bus. You should not assume it is
> the devices own bus. Once you have phy_np call of_phy_find_device()
> which gives you the actual phy device. Please don't let the
> limitations of the current platform data limit you from implementing
> this correctly.

In patch 3/3 I migrate to of_phy_get_and_connect() which I assume
fixes this, I just wanted to split up the work, but do you prefer
that I simply squash patches 2 & 3 into one?

Yours,
Linus Walleij