I screwed up and forgot to copy all on this previously. > -----Original Message----- > From: David H. Lynch Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:19 PM > To: John Linn > Subject: Re: [PATCH] Linux Device Driver for Xilinx LL TEMAC 10/100/1000 EthernetNIC > > John Linn wrote: > >> Stephen wants OF support -which is fine, but I can not test that. > >> > > > > I definitely agree with Stephen that OF support is needed since arch/ppc > > has gone away. We aren't doing any new work on arch/ppc. > > > > Are you not planning to move to arch/powerpc anytime soon? I could help > > you with that transition which would be better in the long run. I'd > > rather do that than do testing for you as I think it would be more > > productive, but I've been wrong before. > > > > We will move to powerpc, but not in the time-frame I am hoping for this > driver. > In the context of Linux and Pico, "we" means me, and there is no time to > do the work anytime soon. >
<snip> What about you getting all the review & testing done and then we (Xilinx) will add the OF support to the driver? I doubt the powerpc mainline will take the driver without OF support. In fact, we had to remove the platform bus support from the last driver that we put into mainline for arch/powerpc. > > >> I would like > >> one and only one tag that can be used end-end. > >> > >> Is there something xilinx will object to ? Prefer ? .... > >> > >> > > xilinx_<device name>, (xilinx_lltemac or xilinx_ps2) is what we use for > > file names. The device tree does use "xlnx" to identify xilinx devices, > > but I don't think that should dictate file names. > > > > We have a driver in out GIT tree that is not flat (as most know) for the > > LL TEMAC and we are working on creating flat drivers for future devices. > > Ideally this new driver would be a replacement for our driver. > > > > Give me a name and I will go with it. the xps_lltemac name came from > Yoshio, > It is not in stone. > > If I name the module "xilinx_lltemac" and go with xilinx_lltemac.c for > the file name, > is that going to cause problems with xilinx ? > > I will use whatever you recomend. xilinx_lltemac is the preferred. I don't think using xilinx_lltemac should cause problems. Our Xilinx Git tree has a xilinx_lltemac subdir that contains the non-flat driver but that should be ok with your xilinx_lltemac.c file in the net directory. > > -- > Dave Lynch DLA Systems > Software Development: Embedded Linux > 717.627.3770 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dlasys.net > fax: 1.253.369.9244 Cell: 1.717.587.7774 > Over 25 years' experience in platforms, languages, and technologies too numerous to list. > > "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a > lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." > Albert Einstein > This email and any attachments are intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s) and contain(s) confidential information that may be proprietary, privileged or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, copy, or forward this email message or any attachments. Delete this email message and any attachments immediately. _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-embedded mailing list Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded