[PATCH v13 1/5] phy: core: Add phy_get_by_of_node()

From: Bryan O'Donoghue

Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 05:49:29 EST


Add new function phy_get_by_of_node() allowing lookup of a phy by
device_node. Separates existing logic in _of_phy_get() into an internal
helper method _of_phy_get_with_args() to allow for reuse in new method.

Signed-off-by: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/phy/phy-core.c | 95 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
include/linux/phy/phy.h | 6 ++++
2 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
index 21aaf2f76e53e..ebfad5325072e 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
@@ -607,54 +607,69 @@ int phy_validate(struct phy *phy, enum phy_mode mode, int submode,
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_validate);

/**
- * _of_phy_get() - lookup and obtain a reference to a phy by phandle
- * @np: device_node for which to get the phy
- * @index: the index of the phy
+ * _of_phy_get_with_args() - lookup and obtain a reference to a phy by of_phandle_args
+ * @args: of_phandle_args to the phy
*
- * Returns the phy associated with the given phandle value,
- * after getting a refcount to it or -ENODEV if there is no such phy or
- * -EPROBE_DEFER if there is a phandle to the phy, but the device is
- * not yet loaded. This function uses of_xlate call back function provided
- * while registering the phy_provider to find the phy instance.
+ * Returns the phy from the provider's of_xlate, -ENODEV if disabled,
+ * -EPROBE_DEFER if the provider is not yet registered.
*/
-static struct phy *_of_phy_get(struct device_node *np, int index)
+static struct phy *_of_phy_get_with_args(struct of_phandle_args *args)
{
- int ret;
+ struct phy *phy;
struct phy_provider *phy_provider;
- struct phy *phy = NULL;
- struct of_phandle_args args;
-
- ret = of_parse_phandle_with_args(np, "phys", "#phy-cells",
- index, &args);
- if (ret)
- return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
-
- /* This phy type handled by the usb-phy subsystem for now */
- if (of_device_is_compatible(args.np, "usb-nop-xceiv")) {
- phy = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
- goto out_put_node;
- }

mutex_lock(&phy_provider_mutex);
- phy_provider = of_phy_provider_lookup(args.np);
+ phy_provider = of_phy_provider_lookup(args->np);
if (IS_ERR(phy_provider) || !try_module_get(phy_provider->owner)) {
phy = ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
goto out_unlock;
}

- if (!of_device_is_available(args.np)) {
+ if (!of_device_is_available(args->np)) {
dev_warn(phy_provider->dev, "Requested PHY is disabled\n");
phy = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
goto out_put_module;
}

- phy = phy_provider->of_xlate(phy_provider->dev, &args);
+ phy = phy_provider->of_xlate(phy_provider->dev, args);

out_put_module:
module_put(phy_provider->owner);

out_unlock:
mutex_unlock(&phy_provider_mutex);
+
+ return phy;
+}
+
+/**
+ * _of_phy_get() - lookup and obtain a reference to a phy by phandle
+ * @np: device_node for which to get the phy
+ * @index: the index of the phy
+ *
+ * Returns the phy associated with the given phandle value after getting
+ * a refcount to it; -ENODEV if there is no such phy or the phy is
+ * disabled; -EPROBE_DEFER if the phy provider is not yet available.
+ */
+static struct phy *_of_phy_get(struct device_node *np, int index)
+{
+ int ret;
+ struct phy *phy;
+ struct of_phandle_args args;
+
+ ret = of_parse_phandle_with_args(np, "phys", "#phy-cells",
+ index, &args);
+ if (ret)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
+ /* This phy type handled by the usb-phy subsystem for now */
+ if (of_device_is_compatible(args.np, "usb-nop-xceiv")) {
+ phy = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+ goto out_put_node;
+ }
+
+ phy = _of_phy_get_with_args(&args);
+
out_put_node:
of_node_put(args.np);

@@ -986,6 +1001,34 @@ struct phy *devm_of_phy_get_by_index(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_of_phy_get_by_index);

+/**
+ * phy_get_by_of_node() - lookup and obtain a reference to a phy by device_node
+ * @np: node containing the phy
+ *
+ * Returns the phy associated with the device node or ERR_PTR.
+ */
+struct phy *phy_get_by_of_node(struct device_node *np)
+{
+ struct of_phandle_args args = { .np = np, .args_count = 0 };
+ struct phy *phy;
+
+ if (!np)
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+ phy = _of_phy_get_with_args(&args);
+
+ if (IS_ERR(phy))
+ return phy;
+
+ if (!try_module_get(phy->ops->owner))
+ return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
+
+ get_device(&phy->dev);
+
+ return phy;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_get_by_of_node);
+
/**
* phy_create() - create a new phy
* @dev: device that is creating the new phy
diff --git a/include/linux/phy/phy.h b/include/linux/phy/phy.h
index ea47975e288ae..71c2e16397130 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy/phy.h
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ struct phy *devm_of_phy_optional_get(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np,
const char *con_id);
struct phy *devm_of_phy_get_by_index(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np,
int index);
+struct phy *phy_get_by_of_node(struct device_node *np);
void of_phy_put(struct phy *phy);
void phy_put(struct device *dev, struct phy *phy);
void devm_phy_put(struct device *dev, struct phy *phy);
@@ -493,6 +494,11 @@ static inline struct phy *devm_of_phy_get_by_index(struct device *dev,
return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
}

+static inline struct phy *phy_get_by_of_node(struct device_node *np)
+{
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
+}
+
static inline void of_phy_put(struct phy *phy)
{
}

--
2.54.0