[PATCHv2 net-next 1/2] net: thunder_bgx: check for MAC probe defer
From: Rosen Penev
Date: Thu Sep 04 2025 - 17:33:05 EST
of_get_mac_address supports NVMEM, which can load after the driver.
Check for it and defer in such a case.
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
index 9efb60842ad1..a68dccb7c2da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
@@ -1471,6 +1471,7 @@ static int bgx_init_of_phy(struct bgx *bgx)
struct fwnode_handle *fwn;
struct device_node *node = NULL;
u8 lmac = 0;
+ int err;
device_for_each_child_node(&bgx->pdev->dev, fwn) {
struct phy_device *pd;
@@ -1483,7 +1484,9 @@ static int bgx_init_of_phy(struct bgx *bgx)
if (!node)
break;
- of_get_mac_address(node, bgx->lmac[lmac].mac);
+ err = of_get_mac_address(node, bgx->lmac[lmac].mac);
+ if (err == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+ goto defer;
SET_NETDEV_DEV(bgx->lmac[lmac].netdev, &bgx->pdev->dev);
bgx->lmac[lmac].lmacid = lmac;
--
2.51.0