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Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] net: dsa: exit probe if no switch were found

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On 10/01/2015 06:32 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 01, 2015 at 05:27:32PM +0200, Neil Armstrong wrote:
>> On 09/30/2015 10:21 AM, Neil Armstrong wrote:
>>> If no switch were found in dsa_setup_dst, return -ENODEV and
>>> exit the dsa_probe cleanly.
> 
> ...
>  
>> Couldn't we use the probe defer mechanism here ? (until complete rework is done)
> 
> Hi Neil
> 
> I was thinking the same last night. We know the switch should be
> there, otherwise it would not be in DT. So returning -EPROBE_DEFER
> would be valid.
> 
>       Andrew
> 
Hi,

It makes sens but does a module insertion triggers the differed probe ?

I will still post this change in a next set of patch.

Neil
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[RFC PATCH 3/3] net: dsa: exit probe if no switch were found Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@baylibre.com> - 2015-09-30 10:30 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] net: dsa: exit probe if no switch were found Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@baylibre.com> - 2015-10-01 17:30 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] net: dsa: exit probe if no switch were found Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2015-10-01 18:40 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] net: dsa: exit probe if no switch were found Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@baylibre.com> - 2015-10-02 14:20 +0200
        Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] net: dsa: exit probe if no switch were found Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 19:40 +0200

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