Hello: This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master) by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>: On Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:44:33 +0200 you wrote: > An external PHY needs settling time after power up or reset. > In the bind() function an mdio bus is registered. If at this point > the external PHY is still initialising, no valid PHY ID will be > read and on phy_find_first() the bind() function will fail. > > If an external PHY is present, wait the maximum time specified > in 802.3 45.2.7.1.1. > > [...] Here is the summary with links: - [net,v2,1/1] net: usb: smsc95xx: fix external PHY reset https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/809ff97a677f You are awesome, thank you! -- Deet-doot-dot, I am a bot. https://korg.docs.kernel.org/patchwork/pwbot.html