Hi, > -----Original Message----- > From: openwrt-devel [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Montag, 1. März 2021 21:50 > To: 'Adrian Schmutzler' <[email protected]>; 'OpenWrt > Development List' <[email protected]> > Subject: R: Clarification about dsa and ipq806x > > > > Hello, > > > I just pushed a fist pr to the openwrt github repo for ipq806x port > > > to kernel 5.10. > > > The idea is to switch this target to dsa but there is a problem... > > > Since kernel 5.10 is a testing kernel how should I change the base > > > files to apply different network config? > > > Kernel 5.4 would still use the old swconfig driver and the dsa > > > driver still lacks vlan support in kernel 5.4. > > > Do we have some way in openwrt to know if the system use dsa driver > > > or swconfig driver? > > > > In my personal opinion, implementing a solution for a split config is > > a waste of time. What would we gain? > > If the aim is to switch to DSA, just convert to 5.10 with DSA. Then we > > might need a bit more testing of the PR before merging it, but work > > would be focused on what's the aim of the entire thing. IIRC that's > > also how it was done for mt7621 as the initial DSA target back then. > > > > I backported the dsa patch to 5.4 and I converted the board and dts file to > dsa. > The testing kernel is ready... We just need some testing... > Since some target still use the old driver, can we keep swconfig and the old > driver compiled?
Well, I'd remove it from ipq806x, but obviously keep generic/other targets' stuff. I do not see a point in keeping any remnants in ipq806x if we don't use it anymore there. Best Adrian
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