Fixed PHY problems

Joakim Tjernlund joakim.tjernlund at transmode.se
Fri May 11 19:04:47 EST 2007


On Fri, 2007-05-11 at 12:07 +0400, Vitaly Bordug wrote:
> On Thu, 10 May 2007 19:41:53 +0200
> Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> 
> > Trying to boot todays linus tree with fixed PHY support enabled gets
> > me this: Fixed PHY: Registered new driver
> > Device 'fixed at 100:1' does not have a release() function, it is broken
> > and must be fixed. ------------[ cut here ]------------
> > Badness at drivers/base/core.c:107
> > Call Trace:
> > [cffc1dc0] [c0008324] show_stack+0x48/0x194 (unreliable)
> > [cffc1df0] [c00f4a4c] report_bug+0x84/0xec
> > [cffc1e00] [c000dde8] program_check_exception+0x274/0x55c
> > [cffc1e20] [c000f770] ret_from_except_full+0x0/0x4c
> > --- Exception: 700 at device_release+0x54/0x90
> >     LR = device_release+0x54/0x90
> > [cffc1ef0] [c00f5e1c] kobject_cleanup+0xb4/0xb8
> > [cffc1f10] [c00f6ca0] kref_put+0x68/0x80
> > [cffc1f20] [c00f5d58] kobject_put+0x24/0x34
> > [cffc1f30] [c01150bc] put_device+0x1c/0x2c
> > [cffc1f40] [c0243a9c] fixed_init+0x1cc/0x210
> > [cffc1f60] [c022e828] kernel_init+0x8c/0x2b4
> > [cffc1ff0] [c000ff4c] kernel_thread+0x44/0x60
> > 
> > The other thing is, how do I specify a fixed PHY
> > in OF?
> > 
> I have a patch that  fixes it but was busy with other stuff because of merge window.
> Can send it to you meanwhile, going to deal with it after next rc released...

Please do, thanks.

Do you have any idea what needs to go into the DTS file to make my
832x(ucc_geth) find it?




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