Re: [PATCH 11/12] USB: ehci-omap: Try to get PHY even if not in PHY mode

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On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 11:57:56AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Mar 2013, Roger Quadros wrote:
> 
> > Even when not in PHY mode, the USB device on the port (e.g. HUB)
> > might need resources like RESET which can be modelled as a PHY
> > device. So try to get the PHY device in any case.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Roger Quadros <rogerq@xxxxxx>
> > CC: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Acked-by: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> >  		/* get the PHY device */
> >  		if (dev->of_node)
> >  			phy = devm_usb_get_phy_by_phandle(dev, "phys", i);
> >  		else
> >  			phy = devm_usb_get_phy_dev(dev, i);
> >  		if (IS_ERR(phy) || !phy) {
> > +			/* Don't bail out if PHY is not absolutely necessary */
> > +			if (pdata->port_mode[i] != OMAP_EHCI_PORT_MODE_PHY)
> > +				continue;
> > +
> >  			ret = IS_ERR(phy) ? PTR_ERR(phy) : -ENODEV;
> >  			dev_err(dev, "Can't get PHY device for port %d: %d\n",
> >  					i, ret);
> 
> Felipe, this is a strange interface.  Why do we sometimes get an 
> error-pointer and sometimes get just NULL?  Why not always an 
> error-pointer?

looks like we get NULL when PHY layer is disabled. Sounds like an
oversight to me. Do you want to send a patch, or do I cook one and put
yourself as Reported-by ?

-- 
balbi

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