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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:28:02 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net] dpll: zl3073x: Handle missing or corrupted flash
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On Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:15:05 +0100 Simon Horman wrote:
> I am unsure how much precedence there is for probing a device
> with very limited functionality like this.

Off the top of my head some Intel and Meta drivers do it already, IIRC.