Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] net: dsa: rtl8366rb: Quick fix to work with fw_devlink=on
From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Date: 2021-08-26 11:25:19
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From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Date: 2021-08-26 11:25:19
Also in:
linux-acpi, lkml
On 8/26/2021 9:45 AM, Saravana Kannan wrote:
This is just a quick fix to make this driver work with fw_devlink=on. The proper fix might need a significant amount of rework of the driver of the framework to use a component device model. Signed-off-by: Saravana Kannan <redacted> --- drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c index 8e49d4f85d48..f79c174f4954 100644 --- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c@@ -394,6 +394,13 @@ static int realtek_smi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) var = of_device_get_match_data(dev); np = dev->of_node; + /* This driver assumes the child PHYs would be probed successfully + * before this functions returns. That's not a valid assumption, but + * let fw_devlink know so that this driver continues to function with + * fw_devlink=on. + */ + np->fwnode.flags |= FWNODE_FLAG_BROKEN_PARENT;
Are we positive this is not an issue that applies generally to all DSA drivers? -- Florian