[net-next PATCH v2 06/14] net: mdiobus: Introduce fwnode_mdiobus_register_phy()

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 7:34 AM Calvin Johnson
<calvin.johnson at oss.nxp.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 07:33:40PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 6:44 PM Calvin Johnson
> > <calvin.johnson at oss.nxp.com> wrote:

...

> > > +               /* phy->mii_ts may already be defined by the PHY driver. A
> > > +                * mii_timestamper probed via the device tree will still have
> > > +                * precedence.
> > > +                */
> >
> > > +               if (mii_ts)
> > > +                       phy->mii_ts = mii_ts;
> >
> > How is that defined? Do you need to do something with an old pointer?
>
> As the comment says, I think PHY drivers which got invoked before calling
> of_mdiobus_register_phy() may have defined phy->mii_ts.

What I meant here is that the old pointer might need some care (freeing?).

> > > +       }

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko