Re: [PATCH] net: alacritech: Partially revert "net: alacritech: Switch to use dev_err_probe()"

[Andrew Lunn]

On Fri, Aug 30, 2024 at 07:28:44PM +0100, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 30, 2024 at 07:00:14PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > This reverts commit bf4d87f884fe8a4b6b61fe4d0e05f293d08df61c because it
> > introduced dev_err_probe() in non-probe path, which is not desired.
> > Calling it after successful probe, dev_err_probe() will set deferred
> > status on the device already probed. See also documentation of
> > dev_err_probe().
> 
> I agree that using dev_err_probe() outside of a probe path is
> inappropriate. And I agree that your patch addresses that problem
> in the context of changes made by the cited commit.

Maybe device_set_deferred_probe_reason() could call device_is_bound()
is check the device is not actually bound, and hence still in probe,
and do a dev_warn(). That should help catch these errors.

I assume the developers submitting these patches are also using a
bot. It would be good if the bot could be trained to follow the call
paths and ensure it only reports cases which are probe.

	Andrew