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

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Message-ID: <20220406172550.6408c990@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 6 Apr 2022 17:25:50 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     "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, 6 Apr 2022 23:19:57 +0000 Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 06, 2022 at 03:34:43PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > > +	if (rc == -EPROBE_DEFER)
> > > +		rc = driver_deferred_probe_check_state(&phy->mdio.dev);
> > This one's not exported, allmodconfig build fails.  
> 
> Oops, I didn't realize that all its callers except for FWNODE_MDIO are built-in.
> 
> Do you prefer me exporting the symbol as part of the same patch or a different one?

I presume single patch is fine, but driver_deferred_probe_check_state()
lives in Greg's realm, so let's add Greg in case he prefers a separate
patch or more.