[PATCH net-next v3 0/3] net: pse-pd: decouple controller lookup from MDIO probe
From: Carlo Szelinsky <hidden>
Date: 2026-06-26 17:00:00
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This is v3 of Corey's series [1]. It takes the PSE controller lookup out of the MDIO probe path, so a modular PSE driver no longer makes the PHY/DSA probe spin on -EPROBE_DEFER until the PSE module loads. v2 was four patches. The first one (a regulator handle fix) is a self-contained bug fix, so on Jakub's suggestion it is going to net on its own [2] and is not part of this series. The three patches here are the notifier rework and target net-next. net-next was closed for the merge window when v2 was posted; it is open again now, so here they are. How it works: pse_core gets a notifier chain (REGISTERED / UNREGISTERED). The phy layer subscribes, owns phydev->psec, and attaches the PSE handle when the controller shows up instead of during probe. fwnode_mdio loses its PSE awareness, so no -EPROBE_DEFER leaves it and the probe-retry loop is gone. Tested on a Realtek rtl93xx PoE switch with two HS104 PSE controllers on i2c: - clean boot, no probe-retry loop, no watchdog reset - 10G SFP+ port: module hotplug works, no deadlock - ethtool --set-pse enable/disable cuts and restores power to a PD - i2c unbind -> rmmod -> modprobe: PSE detaches on unbind and re-attaches on reload with power restored, no reboot. No lockdep splats. Tested-by: Carlo Szelinsky <redacted> Changes in v3: - Drop patch 1 (regulator handle fix); it goes to net separately [2]. - Rebase on current net-next. No code changes to the three patches. v1 was an RFC by Corey [3]. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260620112440.1734404-1-github@szelinsky.de/ (local) [2] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260624204017.2752934-1-github@szelinsky.de/ (local) [3] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260423-pse-notifier-decouple-v1-0-86ed750a9d62@leavitt.info/ (local) Corey Leavitt (3): net: pse-pd: add notifier chain for controller lifecycle events net: pse-pd: fire lifecycle events on controller register/unregister net: phy: own phydev->psec via PSE notifier and remove fwnode_mdio hook drivers/net/mdio/fwnode_mdio.c | 34 ------- drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c | 168 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- drivers/net/phy/sfp.c | 2 +- drivers/net/pse-pd/pse_core.c | 54 +++++++++++ include/linux/phy.h | 2 + include/linux/pse-pd/pse.h | 41 ++++++++ 6 files changed, 258 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-) base-commit: 805185b7c7a1069e407b6f7b3bc98e44d415f484 -- 2.43.0