[PATCH net-next v2 1/9] net: sparx5: move netdev and notifier block registration to probe

From: Daniel Machon

Date: Fri Feb 27 2026 - 09:58:04 EST


Move netdev registration and notifier block registration from
sparx5_start() to probe(). This allows proper cleanup via goto-based
error labels in probe().

Also, remove the sparx5_cleanup_ports() helper as its functionality is now
split between sparx5_unregister_netdevs() and sparx5_destroy_netdevs()
called at appropriate points.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Machon <daniel.machon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c | 41 +++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c
index 582145713cfd..0ca4001a3667 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_main.c
@@ -773,20 +773,11 @@ static int sparx5_start(struct sparx5 *sparx5)
mutex_init(&sparx5->mdb_lock);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sparx5->mdb_entries);

- err = sparx5_register_netdevs(sparx5);
- if (err)
- return err;
-
sparx5_board_init(sparx5);
- err = sparx5_register_notifier_blocks(sparx5);
- if (err)
- return err;

err = sparx5_vcap_init(sparx5);
- if (err) {
- sparx5_unregister_notifier_blocks(sparx5);
+ if (err)
return err;
- }

/* Start Frame DMA with fallback to register based INJ/XTR */
err = -ENXIO;
@@ -835,12 +826,6 @@ static int sparx5_start(struct sparx5 *sparx5)
return err;
}

-static void sparx5_cleanup_ports(struct sparx5 *sparx5)
-{
- sparx5_unregister_netdevs(sparx5);
- sparx5_destroy_netdevs(sparx5);
-}
-
static int mchp_sparx5_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
struct initial_port_config *configs, *config;
@@ -1020,10 +1005,26 @@ static int mchp_sparx5_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)

INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sparx5->mall_entries);

+ err = sparx5_register_netdevs(sparx5);
+ if (err) {
+ dev_err(sparx5->dev, "Failed to register net devices\n");
+ goto cleanup_ptp;
+ }
+
+ err = sparx5_register_notifier_blocks(sparx5);
+ if (err) {
+ dev_err(sparx5->dev, "Failed to register notifier blocks\n");
+ goto cleanup_netdevs;
+ }
+
goto cleanup_config;

+cleanup_netdevs:
+ sparx5_unregister_netdevs(sparx5);
+cleanup_ptp:
+ sparx5_ptp_deinit(sparx5);
cleanup_ports:
- sparx5_cleanup_ports(sparx5);
+ sparx5_destroy_netdevs(sparx5);
if (sparx5->mact_queue)
destroy_workqueue(sparx5->mact_queue);
cleanup_config:
@@ -1047,12 +1048,12 @@ static void mchp_sparx5_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
disable_irq(sparx5->fdma_irq);
sparx5->fdma_irq = -ENXIO;
}
+ sparx5_unregister_notifier_blocks(sparx5);
+ sparx5_unregister_netdevs(sparx5);
sparx5_ptp_deinit(sparx5);
ops->fdma_deinit(sparx5);
- sparx5_cleanup_ports(sparx5);
sparx5_vcap_destroy(sparx5);
- /* Unregister netdevs */
- sparx5_unregister_notifier_blocks(sparx5);
+ sparx5_destroy_netdevs(sparx5);
destroy_workqueue(sparx5->mact_queue);
}


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2.34.1