Re: [PATCH net] net: mvpp2: Fix clock resource by adding an optional bus clock

From: Gregory CLEMENT
Date: Thu Sep 28 2017 - 11:52:36 EST


Hi Thomas,

On jeu., sept. 28 2017, Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> /* List of pointers to port structures */
>> struct mvpp2_port **port_list;
>> @@ -7963,6 +7964,16 @@ static int mvpp2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>> err = clk_prepare_enable(priv->mg_clk);
>> if (err < 0)
>> goto err_gop_clk;
>> +
>> + priv->axi_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "axi_clk");
>> + if (IS_ERR(priv->axi_clk)) {
>> + err = PTR_ERR(priv->axi_clk);
>> + priv->axi_clk = NULL;
>
> You should handle -EPROBE_DEFER here. Indeed, if we have -EPROBE_DEFER,
> we shouldn't treat it as "the clock doesn't exist, so let's skip it and
> continue", but rather as "the clock exists, but isn't ready to use yet,
> let's try later".

You're totally right, I will send a v2 (I will also fix the other issue
you spotted).

Thanks,

Gregory

>
> Thanks!
>
> Thomas
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