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From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Brian Ellis" <brianellis@gotenna.com>
Cc: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: ulpi: warn when a PHY with no DT node cannot be read
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:27:56 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-205411@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261109-ulpi-warn-unidentified-phy-v1-1-64537f455dd8@gotenna.com>

> From: Brian Ellis <brianellis@gotenna.com>
> 
> ulpi_read_id() checks that the PHY's registers can be reached by writing
> ULPI_SCRATCH and reading it back.  If the write fails or the value does
> not come back, it falls back to OF matching and returns success, with
> nothing logged and ulpi->id left at 0000:0000.
> 
> Commit ef6a7bcfb01c ("usb: ulpi: Support device discovery via DT") added
> that fallback for PHYs described in DT, which may not be powered yet when
> the ID is read.  For a PHY with no DT node it does nothing:
> of_request_module() returns -ENODEV for a NULL node, and ulpi_match() can
> only match a zero vendor ID through OF.  The PHY is never identified and
> nothing says why, so code that keys off ulpi->id, such as dwc3's USB3340
> detection, silently does not apply.
> 
> [ ... ]
> Warn when register access fails and there is no DT node to fall back on.
> PHYs described in DT, and PHYs whose registers work but report no vendor
> ID, stay silent as before.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brian Ellis <brianellis@gotenna.com>

Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues.

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  reply	other threads:[~2026-11-09 18:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-09 18:22 [PATCH] usb: ulpi: warn when a PHY with no DT node cannot be read Brian Ellis via B4 Relay
2026-11-09 18:27 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-11-11 14:56 ` Heikki Krogerus

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