On 03/27/2017 01:59 PM, yuiko.osh...@microchip.com wrote:
> From: Yuiko Oshino <yuiko.osh...@microchip.com>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marek Vasut [mailto:ma...@denx.de]
>> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 2:29 PM
>> To: Yuiko Oshino - C18177; u-boot@lists.denx.de
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Add support for Microchip LAN78xx
>>
>> On 03/24/2017 07:25 PM, yuiko.osh...@microchip.com wrote:
>>> From: Yuiko Oshino <yuiko.osh...@microchip.com>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Marek Vasut [mailto:ma...@denx.de]
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 2:19 PM
>>>> To: Yuiko Oshino - C18177; u-boot@lists.denx.de
>>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Add support for Microchip LAN78xx
>>>>
>>>> On 03/10/2017 07:38 PM, yuiko.osh...@microchip.com wrote:
>>>>> From: Yuiko Oshino <yuiko.osh...@microchip.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> Add support for Microchip LAN7800 and 7850, USB to 10/100/1000
>>>>> Ethernet Controllers
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Yuiko Oshino <yuiko.osh...@microchip.com>
>>>>> Cc: Marek Vasut <ma...@denx.de>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> Changes for v2:
>>>>>    - lan78xx.c header comment cleanup
>>>>>
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Why does a lot of this stuff look like the SMSC95xx driver ?
>>>> Do we even need a separate driver or can the SMSC95xx driver be
>>>> updated to support the LAN78xx ?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Marek,
>>> Thank you so much for your review.
>>> The LAN78xx's register addresses and bit definitions are not compatible to
>> our old part LAN95xx (==SMSC95xx).
>>> The new devices LAN78xx and LAN75xx device have similarities. I plan to
>> support these two devices in this driver.
>>> I will take care of all your comments and will submit a new PATCH with a 
>>> file
>> name change to lan7x.c.
>>>
>>
>> Is the rename really mandatory ?
>>
> Yes, if we are going to make one file that supports both LAN78xx and LAN75xx, 
> it's very important for us to make the driver file name to support both 
> devices.

The filename has nothing to do with which chips are supported though ?

>> Then again, I looked into Linux and that one has two separate drivers .
>> So I wonder if it's really a good idea. Maybe we can share some common code
>> and have the rest separate ?
> 
> Marek,
> 1. we can submit LAN78xx and LA75xx drivers separately like in Linux. We do 
> prefer this option.
> 2. we can submit one LAN7x.c that supports both LAN78xx and LAN75xx in one 
> file.
> Could you pick one?

Can we have option 3 -- pull common code into some file and make both
drivers use the common code ?

> Thank you.
> Yuiko
> 
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Marek Vasut


-- 
Best regards,
Marek Vasut
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