> It sure does fix a real issue, but I am really concerned about the > inability to test this patch in a configuration where we have multiple > PHY(s) or MDIO device(s) hanging off the same MDIO bus and one of those > requesting an EPROBE_DEFER. > > I currently don't have a setup where I could exercise this, Andrew, do you? Hi Florian What i do have, is a switch with some built in copper Marvell PHYs and external SFF modules which use fixed link. I can probably hack the fixed-link driver to return EPROBE_DEFER a few times. Andrew