RE: [PATCH net-next] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make MDIO producer ethernet node to probe first

[Pandey, Radhey Shyam]

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> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: macb: In shared MDIO usecase make MDIO
> producer ethernet node to probe first
> 
> On Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:38:54 +0530 Radhey Shyam Pandey wrote:
> > In shared MDIO suspend/resume usecase for ex. with MDIO producer
> > (0xff0c0000) eth1 and MDIO consumer(0xff0b0000) eth0 there is a
> > constraint that ethernet interface(ff0c0000) MDIO bus producer has to
> > be resumed before the consumer ethernet interface(ff0b0000).
> 
> ERROR: modpost: "device_is_bound" [drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb.ko]
> undefined!
> make[2]: *** [../scripts/Makefile.modpost:128: modules-only.symvers] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [/home/nipa/net-next/Makefile:1757: modules] Error 2
> make: *** [Makefile:219: __sub-make] Error 2

Oh, I could also see this error when making it a module compilation.
I will fix it in v2. As an alternative to device_is_bound() i think we 
can check the presence of drvdata. Similar approach i see it in ongoing
onboard_usb_hub driver series[1]. Does it look ok?/any other suggestions?

-       if (mdio_pdev && !device_is_bound(&mdio_pdev->dev)) 
+       if (mdio_pdev && !dev_get_drvdata(&mdio_pdev->dev)) 

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220622144857.v23.2.I7c9a1f1d6ced41dd8310e8a03da666a32364e790@changeid/
Listed in v21 changes.

Please let me know if there is any other feedback on the
shared MDIO dependency implementation.

Thanks,
Radhey