RE: [PATCH net-next v4 1/7] net: axienet: Fix resource release ordering

From: Gupta, Suraj
Date: Tue Dec 16 2025 - 06:53:22 EST


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Hi,
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 1/7] net: axienet: Fix resource release ordering
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> > +static void axienet_disable_misc(void *clocks) {
> > + clk_bulk_disable_unprepare(XAE_NUM_MISC_CLOCKS, clocks); }
> > +
>
> ...
>
> > ret = devm_clk_bulk_get_optional(&pdev->dev, XAE_NUM_MISC_CLOCKS,
> lp->misc_clks);
> > if (ret)
> > - goto cleanup_clk;
> > + return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret,
> > + "could not get misc. clocks\n");
> >
> > ret = clk_bulk_prepare_enable(XAE_NUM_MISC_CLOCKS, lp->misc_clks);
> > if (ret)
> > - goto cleanup_clk;
> > + return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret,
> > + "could not enable misc. clocks\n");
> > +
> > + ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(&pdev->dev, axienet_disable_misc,
> > + lp->misc_clks);
>
> It seems like it would be better to add
> devm_clk_bulk_get_optional_enable(). There is already an
> devm_clk_bulk_get_all_enabled() so it does not seem like too big a step.
>
> Andrew

We are interested in this patch to fix AXI Ethernet probe path and can collaborate on upstreaming it.

Regards,
Suraj