Re: [PATCH 0/3] staging: octeon: Convert to use phylink

[Ladislav Michl <oss-lists@triops.cz>]

On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 07:12:29PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > > > However testing revealed some glitches:
> > > > 1. driver previously returned -EPROBE_DEFER when no phy was attached.
> > > > Phylink stack does not seem to do so, which end up with:
> > > > 
> > > > Marvell PHY driver as a module:
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth0: configuring for inband/1000base-x link mode
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth1: PHY [8001180000001800:00] driver [Generic PHY] (irq=POLL)
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth1: configuring for phy/sgmii link mode
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth2: PHY [8001180000001800:01] driver [Generic PHY] (irq=POLL)
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth2: configuring for phy/sgmii link mode
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth0: switched to inband/sgmii link mode
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth0: PHY [i2c:sfp:16] driver [Marvell 88E1111] (irq=POLL)
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth3: PHY [8001180000001800:02] driver [Marvell 88E1340S] (irq=25)
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth3: configuring for phy/sgmii link mode
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth4: PHY [8001180000001800:03] driver [Marvell 88E1340S] (irq=25)
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth4: configuring for phy/sgmii link mode
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth1: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control off
> > > > 
> > > > Marvell PHY driver built-in:
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth0: configuring for inband/1000base-x link mode
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth1: PHY [8001180000001800:00] driver [Marvell 88E1340S] (irq=25)
> > > > octeon_ethernet 11800a0000000.pip eth1: configuring for phy/sgmii link mode
> > > > Error: Driver 'Marvell 88E1101' is already registered, aborting...
> > > > libphy: Marvell 88E1101: Error -16 in registering driver
> > > > Error: Driver 'Marvell 88E1101' is already registered, aborting...
> > > > libphy: Marvell 88E1101: Error -16 in registering driver
> > > 
> > > This is very odd. But it could be a side effect of the
> > > compatible. Please try with it removed.
> > 
> > That does not make any difference.
> 
> Then i have no idea. I would suggest you add a WARN_ON() in
> phy_driver_register() so we get a backtrace. That might give a clue
> why it is getting registered multiple times.

And it indeed did. There was kernel/drivers/net/phy/marvell.ko
left in /lib/modules. Clearly my mistake, sorry for the noise and
thank you for help.

So now only that -EPROBE_DEFER handling in module case is waiting for
debugging.

	ladis