> drivers/net/ethernet/hpe/gxp-umac-mdio.c | 158 +++++++++++++++++++++++ This looks to be a standalone MDIO driver. So please move it into drivers/net/mdio. > +config NET_VENDOR_HPE > + bool "HPE device" > + default y > + depends on ARCH_HPE Please add || COMPILE_TEST > + help > + Say y here to support the HPE network devices. > + The GXP contains two Ethernet MACs that can be > + connected externally to several physical devices. > + From an external interface perspective the BMC > + provides two SERDES interface connections capable > + of either SGMII or 1000Base-X operation. The BMC > + also provides a RMII interface for sideband > + connections to external Ethernet controllers. > + > +if NET_VENDOR_HPE > + > +config GXP_UMAC_MDIO > + tristate "GXP UMAC mdio support" > + depends on ARCH_HPE You probably also need depends on OF_MDIO && HAS_IOMEM depends on MDIO_DEVRES > +static int umac_mdio_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int reg) > +{ > + struct umac_mdio_priv *umac_mdio = bus->priv; > + unsigned int value; > + unsigned int status; > + int ret; Networking uses reverse christmas tree. Please sort these longest to shorted. ... > + ret = readl_poll_timeout(umac_mdio->base + UMAC_MII, status, > + !(status & UMAC_MII_MOWNER), 1000, 100000); > + if (ret) { > + dev_err(bus->parent, "mdio read time out\n"); > + return -ETIMEDOUT; return ret; Don't transform error codes. > +static int umac_mdio_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int reg, u16 value) > +{ > + struct umac_mdio_priv *umac_mdio = bus->priv; > + unsigned int status; > + int ret; > + ret = readl_poll_timeout(umac_mdio->base + UMAC_MII, status, > + !(status & UMAC_MII_MOWNER), 1000, 100000); > + if (ret) { > + dev_err(bus->parent, "mdio read time out\n"); > + return -ETIMEDOUT; > + } You can simplify this, do a dev_err() inside an if, and then unconditionally return ret; > +static int umac_mdio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) > +{ > + struct resource *res; > + struct mii_bus *bus; > + struct umac_mdio_priv *umac_mdio; > + > + int ret; More sorting needed. And no blank lines please. Andrew