netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: mdio: don't defer probe forever if PHY IRQ provider is missing

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Date:   Thu, 7 Apr 2022 19:04:43 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: mdio: don't defer probe forever if PHY IRQ
 provider is missing

On Wed, Apr 06, 2022 at 10:35:24PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 07:23:24 +0200 Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > separate patch that I can NAK as I do not understand why this is needed
> > at all :)
> 
> Just in case you meant lack of context rather than the patch itself,
> here's the original posting from lore:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220406202323.3390405-1-vladimir.oltean@nxp.com/
> 
> tl;dr we can fallback to polling if we can't get the IRQ, afaiu.

Ah, ok, that seems sane.