[PATCH v20 2/6] phy: core: Add phy_get_by_of_node()

Neil Armstrong neil.armstrong at linaro.org
Tue Sep 22 05:14:05 PDT 2026


On 9/18/26 15:56, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote:
> 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 at linaro.org>
> ---
>   drivers/phy/phy-core.c  | 83 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>   include/linux/phy/phy.h |  6 ++++
>   2 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
> index 89addd732bff3..42c27a2b45159 100644
> --- a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
> @@ -606,6 +606,38 @@ int phy_validate(struct phy *phy, enum phy_mode mode, int submode,
>   }
>   EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_validate);
>   
> +/**
> + * _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 from the provider's of_xlate, -ENODEV if disabled,
> + * -EPROBE_DEFER if the provider is not yet registered.
> + */
> +static struct phy *_of_phy_get_with_args(struct of_phandle_args *args)
> +{
> +	struct phy *phy;
> +	struct phy_provider *phy_provider;
> +
> +	lockdep_assert_held(&phy_provider_mutex);
> +
> +	phy_provider = of_phy_provider_lookup(args->np);
> +	if (IS_ERR(phy_provider) || !try_module_get(phy_provider->owner))
> +		return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
> +
> +	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);
> +
> +out_put_module:
> +	module_put(phy_provider->owner);
> +
> +	return phy;
> +}
> +
>   /**
>    * _of_phy_get() - lookup and obtain a reference to a phy by phandle
>    * @np: device_node for which to get the phy
> @@ -620,8 +652,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_validate);
>   static struct phy *_of_phy_get(struct device_node *np, int index)
>   {
>   	int ret;
> -	struct phy_provider *phy_provider;
> -	struct phy *phy = NULL;
> +	struct phy *phy;
>   	struct of_phandle_args args;
>   
>   	lockdep_assert_held(&phy_provider_mutex);
> @@ -637,22 +668,7 @@ static struct phy *_of_phy_get(struct device_node *np, int index)
>   		goto out_put_node;
>   	}
>   
> -	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_put_node;
> -	}
> -
> -	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);
> -
> -out_put_module:
> -	module_put(phy_provider->owner);
> +	phy = _of_phy_get_with_args(&args);
>   
>   out_put_node:
>   	of_node_put(args.np);
> @@ -1001,6 +1017,37 @@ 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;
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&phy_provider_mutex);
> +
> +	phy = _of_phy_get_with_args(&args);
> +	if (IS_ERR(phy))
> +		goto out_unlock;
> +
> +	if (!try_module_get(phy->ops->owner)) {
> +		phy = ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
> +		goto out_unlock;
> +	}
> +
> +	get_device(&phy->dev);
> +
> +out_unlock:
> +	mutex_unlock(&phy_provider_mutex);
> +
> +	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)
>   {
>   }
> 

Reviewed-by: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong at linaro.org>

Thanks,
Neil



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