Re: [PATCH net-next v5 2/3] net: phylink: wait for PHYs that are known to probe late

From: Aleksei Sviridkin

Date: Tue Oct 06 2026 - 07:31:39 EST


> should phy_may_probe_late be documented as
> incompatible with mac_requires_rxc, or checked against it?

No. The deferred attach still passes PHY_F_RXC_ALWAYS_ON, and before
it the PHY would only have genphy, which ignores the flag.

The other points are valid and will be fixed in v6.

Aleksei

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