[PATCH 1/6] net: phy: maxio: prepare for more DT properties
Andrew Lunn
andrew at lunn.ch
Mon Aug 3 19:42:56 PDT 2026
On Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 12:14:47PM +0200, Andre Przywara wrote:
> The probe routine for the Maxio PHY returns early if the optional
> maxio,clk-out-frequency-hz property is not found. That prevents looking
> for other properties.
>
> Refactor the routine to handle the property in an if-clause, to allow
> more actions in the probe routine later.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara at arm.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/phy/maxio.c | 18 +++++++++---------
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/maxio.c b/drivers/net/phy/maxio.c
> index d2cb23895646..95a2169f25df 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/maxio.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/maxio.c
> @@ -43,18 +43,18 @@ static int maxio_mae0621a_probe(struct phy_device *phydev)
>
> ret = device_property_read_u32(dev, "maxio,clk-out-frequency-hz",
> &frequency);
> - if (ret == -EINVAL)
> - return 0;
> - if (ret)
> + if (!ret) {
> + if (frequency != 125000000) {
> + phydev_err(phydev, "invalid CLKOUT frequency %u\n",
> + frequency);
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
> +
> + priv->clk_out_125m = true;
> + } else if (ret != -EINVAL) {
> return ret;
The normal pattern is to check for errors and return them. So i would
do this test first.
ret = device_property_read_u32(dev, "maxio,clk-out-frequency-hz",
&frequency);
if (ret) {
if (ret != -EINVAL)
return ret;
} else {
if (frequency != 125000000) {
phydev_err(phydev, "invalid CLKOUT frequency %u\n",
frequency);
return -EINVAL;
}
priv->clk_out_125m = true;
}
Andrew
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