[PATCH net-next 3/3] net: mdio: release fw_devlink proxies after population

[James Hilliard]

fw_devlink creates sync-state-only links from the closest existing
ancestor device to suppliers of child devices which have not been added
yet. It normally drops those proxy links when the ancestor driver
finishes probing.

An MDIO bus is a driverless class device, so successful OF population
never reaches that lifecycle point. Its proxy links can consequently
remain forever and prevent suppliers from receiving sync_state() even
after the real PHY devices have acquired and activated their own links.

Call the driver-core cleanup helper after successful OF MDIO population.
Only sync-state-only links are removed; the real PHY links continue to
enforce dependency and runtime-PM ordering.

Signed-off-by: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c b/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
index b8d298c04d3f..49f9b4062cf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int __of_mdiobus_register(struct mii_bus *mdio, struct device_node *np,
 		goto unregister;
 
 	if (!scanphys)
-		return 0;
+		goto done;
 
 	/* auto scan for PHYs with empty reg property */
 	for_each_available_child_of_node(np, child) {
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ int __of_mdiobus_register(struct mii_bus *mdio, struct device_node *np,
 		}
 	}
 
+done:
+	device_links_drop_sync_state_only(&mdio->dev);
+
 	return 0;
 
 put_unregister:

-- 
2.53.0