Re: [PATCH phy-next 3/5] phy: lynx-28g: require an OF node to probe
From: Ioana Ciornei
Date: Tue May 12 2026 - 11:48:05 EST
On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 06:00:21PM +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> The driver will gain support for variants in an upcoming change, and
> will use of_device_get_match_data() to deduce the running variant from
> the compatible string.
>
> Currently, the driver expects the schema at phy/fsl,lynx-28g.yaml, and
> OF-based consumers, but doesn't enforce this. And it is possible for
> user space to force-bind the driver to a device without OF node using
> the driver_override sysfs.
>
> To avoid future surprise crashes for an unsupported configuration,
> explicitly test for the presence of an OF node and fail probing if
> found.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@xxxxxxx>