Re: [PATCH net-next v3 05/11] net: phy: Create SFP phy_port before registering usptream

From: Maxime Chevallier

Date: Tue Feb 03 2026 - 13:09:46 EST


Hi Simon,

On 03/02/2026 18:52, Simon Horman wrote:

>> - if (!ret && phydev->sfp_bus)
>> - ret = phy_setup_sfp_port(phydev);
>> + ret = sfp_bus_add_upstream(bus, phydev, &sfp_phydev_ops);
>> + sfp_bus_put(bus);
>> +
>> + if (ret && port) {
>
> Hi Maxime,
>
> If bus is NULL then port will not be set here.

Arg... I though smatch was running in the NIPA ingst-mdir script, but I
was wrong :(

I'll address that in V5 as the problme is still in V4, thank you for the
report

Maxime