netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw: Handle -EPROBE

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Date:   Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:30:21 +0200
From:   Roger Quadros <rogerq@...nel.org>
To:     Siddharth Vadapalli <s-vadapalli@...com>, davem@...emloft.net,
        edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        pabeni@...hat.com, geert@...ux-m68k.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, srk@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw: Handle
 -EPROBE_DEFER for Serdes PHY



On 18/01/2023 13:21, Siddharth Vadapalli wrote:
> In the am65_cpsw_init_serdes_phy() function, the error handling for the
> call to the devm_of_phy_get() function misses the case where the return
> value of devm_of_phy_get() is ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER). Proceeding without
> handling this case will result in a crash when the "phy" pointer with
> this value is dereferenced by phy_init() in am65_cpsw_enable_phy().
> 
> Fix this by adding appropriate error handling code.
> 
> Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> Fixes: dab2b265dd23 ("net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw: Add support for SERDES configuration")
> Suggested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> Signed-off-by: Siddharth Vadapalli <s-vadapalli@...com>

Reviewed-by: Roger Quadros <rogerq@...nel.org>