[PATCH] net: fec: fix probing of fec1 when fec0 is not probed yet

From: Heiko Schocher
Date: Thu Nov 23 2023 - 08:27:53 EST


it is possible that fec1 is probed before fec0. On SoCs
with FEC_QUIRK_SINGLE_MDIO set (which means fec1 uses mii
from fec0) init of mii fails for fec1 when fec0 is not yet
probed, as fec0 setups mii bus. In this case fec_enet_mii_init
for fec1 returns with -ENODEV, and so fec1 never comes up.

Return here with -EPROBE_DEFER so interface gets later
probed again.

Found this on imx8qxp based board, using 2 ethernet interfaces,
and from time to time, fec1 interface came not up.

Signed-off-by: Heiko Schocher <hs@xxxxxxx>
---

drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index c3b7694a7485..d956f95e7a65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -2445,7 +2445,7 @@ static int fec_enet_mii_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
mii_cnt++;
return 0;
}
- return -ENOENT;
+ return -EPROBE_DEFER;
}

bus_freq = 2500000; /* 2.5MHz by default */
--
2.20.1