Re: [PATCH v20 2/6] phy: core: Add phy_get_by_of_node()
From: johannes . goede
Date: Fri Sep 18 2026 - 11:55:02 EST
Hi Neil,
On 18-Sep-26 16:10, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> On 9/18/26 15:56, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote:
>> Add new function phy_get_by_of_node() allowing lookup of a phy by
>> device_node. Separates existing logic in _of_phy_get() into an internal
>> helper method _of_phy_get_with_args() to allow for reuse in new method.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/phy/phy-core.c | 83 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>> include/linux/phy/phy.h | 6 ++++
>> 2 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
>> index 89addd732bff3..42c27a2b45159 100644
>> --- a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
>> +++ b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
>> @@ -606,6 +606,38 @@ int phy_validate(struct phy *phy, enum phy_mode mode, int submode,
>> }
>> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_validate);
>> +/**
>> + * _of_phy_get_with_args() - lookup and obtain a reference to a phy by of_phandle_args
>> + * @args: of_phandle_args to the phy
>> + *
>> + * Returns: the phy from the provider's of_xlate, -ENODEV if disabled,
>> + * -EPROBE_DEFER if the provider is not yet registered.
>> + */
>> +static struct phy *_of_phy_get_with_args(struct of_phandle_args *args)
>> +{
>> + struct phy *phy;
>> + struct phy_provider *phy_provider;
>> +
>> + lockdep_assert_held(&phy_provider_mutex);
>> +
>> + phy_provider = of_phy_provider_lookup(args->np);
>> + if (IS_ERR(phy_provider) || !try_module_get(phy_provider->owner))
>> + return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
>> +
>> + if (!of_device_is_available(args->np)) {
>> + dev_warn(phy_provider->dev, "Requested PHY is disabled\n");
>> + phy = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
>> + goto out_put_module;
>> + }
>> +
>> + phy = phy_provider->of_xlate(phy_provider->dev, args);
>> +
>> +out_put_module:
>> + module_put(phy_provider->owner);
>> +
>> + return phy;
>> +}
>> +
>> /**
>> * _of_phy_get() - lookup and obtain a reference to a phy by phandle
>> * @np: device_node for which to get the phy
>> @@ -620,8 +652,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_validate);
>> static struct phy *_of_phy_get(struct device_node *np, int index)
>> {
>> int ret;
>> - struct phy_provider *phy_provider;
>> - struct phy *phy = NULL;
>> + struct phy *phy;
>> struct of_phandle_args args;
>> lockdep_assert_held(&phy_provider_mutex);
>> @@ -637,22 +668,7 @@ static struct phy *_of_phy_get(struct device_node *np, int index)
>> goto out_put_node;
>> }
>> - phy_provider = of_phy_provider_lookup(args.np);
>> - if (IS_ERR(phy_provider) || !try_module_get(phy_provider->owner)) {
>> - phy = ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
>> - goto out_put_node;
>> - }
>> -
>> - if (!of_device_is_available(args.np)) {
>> - dev_warn(phy_provider->dev, "Requested PHY is disabled\n");
>> - phy = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
>> - goto out_put_module;
>> - }
>> -
>> - phy = phy_provider->of_xlate(phy_provider->dev, &args);
>> -
>> -out_put_module:
>> - module_put(phy_provider->owner);
>> + phy = _of_phy_get_with_args(&args);
>> out_put_node:
>> of_node_put(args.np);
>> @@ -1001,6 +1017,37 @@ struct phy *devm_of_phy_get_by_index(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np,
>> }
>> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_of_phy_get_by_index);
>> +/**
>> + * phy_get_by_of_node() - lookup and obtain a reference to a phy by device_node
>> + * @np: node containing the phy
>> + *
>> + * Returns: the phy associated with the device node or ERR_PTR.
>> + */
>> +struct phy *phy_get_by_of_node(struct device_node *np)
>> +{
>> + struct of_phandle_args args = { .np = np, .args_count = 0 };
>> + struct phy *phy;
>> +
>> + mutex_lock(&phy_provider_mutex);
>
> I don't really understand the usage of lockdep_assert_held(), but why
> does _of_phy_get() uses lockdep_assert_held() and here you use mutex_lock()
> like before patch 1 ?
Hi, not Bryan but I can answer this question.
lockdep_assert_held() check that the mutex is lock and triggers
a WARN() when not held.
So lockdep_assert_held() is used in functions which expect to
be called with the mutex already locked, like the new
_of_phy_get_with_args() helper which is added here.
This new helper factors out bits of _of_phy_get(), which itself
already has lockdep_assert_held(), but since this new helper
also is directly called from the new phy_get_by_of_node() it
is good for it to also check the mutex is locked itself.
And since the new phy_get_by_of_node() calls this new helper
it must lock the mutex.
Note that _of_phy_get() is already always called with the mutex
locked from of_phy_get(), phy_get(), or devm_of_phy_get_by_index().
Regards,
Hans
>
> Neil
>
>> +
>> + phy = _of_phy_get_with_args(&args);
>> + if (IS_ERR(phy))
>> + goto out_unlock;
>> +
>> + if (!try_module_get(phy->ops->owner)) {
>> + phy = ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
>> + goto out_unlock;
>> + }
>> +
>> + get_device(&phy->dev);
>> +
>> +out_unlock:
>> + mutex_unlock(&phy_provider_mutex);
>> +
>> + return phy;
>> +}
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_get_by_of_node);
>> +
>> /**
>> * phy_create() - create a new phy
>> * @dev: device that is creating the new phy
>> diff --git a/include/linux/phy/phy.h b/include/linux/phy/phy.h
>> index ea47975e288ae..71c2e16397130 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/phy/phy.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/phy/phy.h
>> @@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ struct phy *devm_of_phy_optional_get(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np,
>> const char *con_id);
>> struct phy *devm_of_phy_get_by_index(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np,
>> int index);
>> +struct phy *phy_get_by_of_node(struct device_node *np);
>> void of_phy_put(struct phy *phy);
>> void phy_put(struct device *dev, struct phy *phy);
>> void devm_phy_put(struct device *dev, struct phy *phy);
>> @@ -493,6 +494,11 @@ static inline struct phy *devm_of_phy_get_by_index(struct device *dev,
>> return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
>> }
>> +static inline struct phy *phy_get_by_of_node(struct device_node *np)
>> +{
>> + return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
>> +}
>> +
>> static inline void of_phy_put(struct phy *phy)
>> {
>> }
>>
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