From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com,
pabeni@redhat.com, linux@armlinux.org.uk, hkallweit1@gmail.com,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 3/3] net: phy: don't try to setup PHY-driven SFP cages when using genphy
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2026 19:27:30 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260604022729.2925198-2-kuba@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260601084029.815461-4-maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>
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---
net: phy: don't try to setup PHY-driven SFP cages when using genphy
This change skips phy_sfp_probe() when the genphy driver is bound,
avoiding an RTNL deadlock in sfp_bus_add_upstream() since genphy
binding runs under RTNL while non-genphy driver binding does not.
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
> index a171cbe2a74a..8eace58e9f12 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
> @@ -3512,9 +3512,14 @@ static int phy_setup_ports(struct phy_device *phydev)
> if (ret)
> return ret;
>
> - ret = phy_sfp_probe(phydev);
> - if (ret)
> - goto out;
> + /* We don't support SFP with genphy drivers. Also, genphy driver binding
> + * occurs with RTNL help, wich will deadlock the sfp_bus_add_upstream().
^^^^
[Low]
There is a typo in the new comment, "wich" should be "which".
> + */
> + if (!phydev->is_genphy_driven) {
> + ret = phy_sfp_probe(phydev);
> + if (ret)
> + goto out;
> + }
>
> if (phydev->n_ports < phydev->max_n_ports) {
> ret = phy_default_setup_single_port(phydev);
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-04 2:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-01 8:40 [PATCH net v2 0/3] net: phy: some cleanups following phy_port SFP Maxime Chevallier
2026-06-01 8:40 ` [PATCH net v2 1/3] net: phy: clean the sfp upstream if phy probing fails Maxime Chevallier
2026-06-01 9:31 ` Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-06-01 8:40 ` [PATCH net v2 2/3] net: phy: remove phy ports upon probe failure Maxime Chevallier
2026-06-01 9:31 ` Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-06-04 2:27 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-06-01 8:40 ` [PATCH net v2 3/3] net: phy: don't try to setup PHY-driven SFP cages when using genphy Maxime Chevallier
2026-06-01 9:32 ` Nicolai Buchwitz
2026-06-04 2:27 ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
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