[PATCH v2 8/8] net: phy: fixed_phy: transition to the faux device interface

From: Sudeep Holla
Date: Tue Mar 18 2025 - 13:07:04 EST


The net fixed phy driver does not require the creation of a platform
device. Originally, this approach was chosen for simplicity when the
driver was first implemented.

With the introduction of the lightweight faux device interface, we now
have a more appropriate alternative. Migrate the device to utilize the
faux bus, given that the platform device it previously created was not
a real one anyway. This will get rid of the fake platform device.

Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/phy/fixed_phy.c | 16 ++++++++--------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/fixed_phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/fixed_phy.c
index aef739c20ac4d5a271465a677a85ef7c18cfce70..ee7831a9849b3728ca9c541da35d17e089985da2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/fixed_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/fixed_phy.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@

#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/device/faux.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/mii.h>
#include <linux/phy.h>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct fixed_phy {
struct gpio_desc *link_gpiod;
};

-static struct platform_device *pdev;
+static struct faux_device *fdev;
static struct fixed_mdio_bus platform_fmb = {
.phys = LIST_HEAD_INIT(platform_fmb.phys),
};
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ static int __init fixed_mdio_bus_init(void)
struct fixed_mdio_bus *fmb = &platform_fmb;
int ret;

- pdev = platform_device_register_simple("Fixed MDIO bus", 0, NULL, 0);
- if (IS_ERR(pdev))
- return PTR_ERR(pdev);
+ fdev = faux_device_create("Fixed MDIO bus", NULL, NULL);
+ if (!fdev)
+ return -ENODEV;

fmb->mii_bus = mdiobus_alloc();
if (fmb->mii_bus == NULL) {
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int __init fixed_mdio_bus_init(void)
snprintf(fmb->mii_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "fixed-0");
fmb->mii_bus->name = "Fixed MDIO Bus";
fmb->mii_bus->priv = fmb;
- fmb->mii_bus->parent = &pdev->dev;
+ fmb->mii_bus->parent = &fdev->dev;
fmb->mii_bus->read = &fixed_mdio_read;
fmb->mii_bus->write = &fixed_mdio_write;
fmb->mii_bus->phy_mask = ~0;
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static int __init fixed_mdio_bus_init(void)
err_mdiobus_alloc:
mdiobus_free(fmb->mii_bus);
err_mdiobus_reg:
- platform_device_unregister(pdev);
+ faux_device_destroy(fdev);
return ret;
}
module_init(fixed_mdio_bus_init);
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static void __exit fixed_mdio_bus_exit(void)

mdiobus_unregister(fmb->mii_bus);
mdiobus_free(fmb->mii_bus);
- platform_device_unregister(pdev);
+ faux_device_destroy(fdev);

list_for_each_entry_safe(fp, tmp, &fmb->phys, node) {
list_del(&fp->node);

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