Re: [PATCH v18 2/5] phy: core: Add phy_get_by_of_node()

From: Bryan O'Donoghue

Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 09:15:16 EST


On 17/09/2026 13:29, Neil Armstrong wrote:
  /**
   * _of_phy_get() - lookup and obtain a reference to a phy by phandle
   * @np: device_node for which to get the phy
   * @index: the index of the phy
   *
- * Returns the phy associated with the given phandle value,
- * after getting a refcount to it or -ENODEV if there is no such phy or
- * -EPROBE_DEFER if there is a phandle to the phy, but the device is
- * not yet loaded. This function uses of_xlate call back function provided
- * while registering the phy_provider to find the phy instance.
+ * Returns the phy associated with the given phandle value after getting
+ * a refcount to it; -ENODEV if there is no such phy or the phy is
+ * disabled; -EPROBE_DEFER if the phy provider is not yet available.
   */

Why changing the comment here ? You're not supposed to changes the _of_phy_get() behaviour.

I have no real memory of that change probably seemd like a good idea at the time.

Will drop

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