[PATCH net-next 2/2] net: ethernet: cortina: fix nvmem mac addresses

From: Rosen Penev

Date: Thu Feb 19 2026 - 21:20:37 EST


of_get_mac_address can return EPROBE_DEFER in case an nvmem driver needs
to be loaded. Handle to allow nvmem mac address overrides.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/cortina/gemini.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cortina/gemini.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cortina/gemini.c
index 8726e5ffbce7..4225676662c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cortina/gemini.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cortina/gemini.c
@@ -2525,6 +2525,8 @@ static int gemini_ethernet_port_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
netif_napi_add(netdev, &port->napi, gmac_napi_poll);

ret = of_get_mac_address(np, mac);
+ if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+ return ret;
if (!ret) {
dev_info(dev, "Setting macaddr from DT %pM\n", mac);
memcpy(port->mac_addr, mac, ETH_ALEN);
--
2.53.0