of_get_mac_address supports NVMEM, which can load after the driver.
Check for it and defer in such a case.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
index 9efb60842ad1..a68dccb7c2da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/thunder_bgx.c
@@ -1471,6 +1471,7 @@ static int bgx_init_of_phy(struct bgx *bgx)
 	struct fwnode_handle *fwn;
 	struct device_node *node = NULL;
 	u8 lmac = 0;
+	int err;
 
 	device_for_each_child_node(&bgx->pdev->dev, fwn) {
 		struct phy_device *pd;
@@ -1483,7 +1484,9 @@ static int bgx_init_of_phy(struct bgx *bgx)
 		if (!node)
 			break;
 
-		of_get_mac_address(node, bgx->lmac[lmac].mac);
+		err = of_get_mac_address(node, bgx->lmac[lmac].mac);
+		if (err == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			goto defer;
 
 		SET_NETDEV_DEV(bgx->lmac[lmac].netdev, &bgx->pdev->dev);
 		bgx->lmac[lmac].lmacid = lmac;
-- 
2.51.0

On Thu, Sep 04, 2025 at 02:32:27PM -0700, Rosen Penev wrote:
> of_get_mac_address supports NVMEM, which can load after the driver.
> Check for it and defer in such a case.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>

    Andrew