[PATCH 0/1 v7] net: introduce phylib

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD]

On 15:44 Tue 02 Oct     , Renaud Barbier wrote:
> On 24/09/12 10:31, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Adapt phylib from linux
> > 
> > This will allow to have
> >  - phy drivers
> >  - to only connect the phy at then opening of the device
> >  - if the phy is not ready or down fail on open
> > 
> > Same behaviour as in linux and will allow to share code and simplify porting.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj at jcrosoft.com>
> > 
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD (1):
> >       net: introduce phylib
> > 
> >  arch/arm/boards/freescale-mx6-arm2/board.c      |   43 ++---
> >  arch/arm/boards/freescale-mx6-sabrelite/board.c |   40 ++--
> >  arch/arm/configs/phycard_a_l1_defconfig         |    2 +-
> >  arch/arm/configs/tx51stk5_defconfig             |    2 +-
> >  arch/ppc/boards/pcm030/pcm030.c                 |    4 +-
> >  arch/ppc/mach-mpc5xxx/include/mach/fec.h        |   14 --
> >  drivers/net/Kconfig                             |   30 +--
> >  drivers/net/Makefile                            |    2 +-
> >  drivers/net/altera_tse.c                        |   48 +++--
> >  drivers/net/altera_tse.h                        |    3 +-
> >  drivers/net/at91_ether.c                        |   49 ++---
> >  drivers/net/designware.c                        |   62 ++++---
> >  drivers/net/dm9k.c                              |   50 +++--
> >  drivers/net/ep93xx.c                            |   35 ++--
> >  drivers/net/ep93xx.h                            |    2 +-
> >  drivers/net/fec_imx.c                           |   89 +++++----
> >  drivers/net/fec_imx.h                           |    6 +-
> >  drivers/net/fec_mpc5200.c                       |   58 +++---
> >  drivers/net/fec_mpc5200.h                       |    4 +-
> >  drivers/net/gianfar.c                           |   61 +++---
> The mdiobus_scan performed when registering the mdio bus at probe time
> has an impact on boot time. I have a 85xx board whose PHY needs 450ms to
> be ready for access.
> 
> I will send a patch for the gianfar driver to register the mdio bus only
> when the device is open.
That why I did at the first open before

and I guess your case is not the only one

I do not like the idea to register the bus later

we need to have defer probe

Best Regards,
J.