From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: driver for Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express Gigabit LAN
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:45:14 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050728094514.6ed25d12@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 42E8CD48.7090008@gentoo.org
On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:19:20 +0100
Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org> wrote:
> Hi Alexander,
>
> Alexander Fieroch wrote:
> > Alexander Fieroch wrote:
> >
> >> http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/lan/marvell/8053/8053_others2.zip
> >
> >
> > Oh, that driver is very old. Here is the latest one which is
> > working with the current kernel:
> >
> > http://www.syskonnect.de/syskonnect/support/driver/htm/sk9elin.htm
> >
> > Could you please integrate it to the kernel?
>
> Syskonnect's latest changes to the sk98lin driver do not adhere to
> Linux coding standards -- they have basically crammed two drivers
> into one in an ugly fashion. It won't be included in the mainline
> kernel in this form.
>
> Part of sk98lin has been rewritten as skge (this supports the Yukon-
> based PCI adapters) which will be included in 2.6.13.
>
> In order to support the newer Yukon-II (PCI express) adapters in an
> acceptable fashion, a new driver will need to be written, skge-style.
> I don't think this is in development just yet. Perhaps you could try
> contacting Syskonnect/Marvell yourself to get them to help out
> developing a driver fit for inclusion.
>
I am working on a sky2 driver modeled on skge. It is taking baby steps
now.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-07-28 16:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-07-27 22:34 driver for Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express Gigabit LAN Alexander Fieroch
2005-07-27 23:22 ` Alexander Fieroch
2005-07-28 12:19 ` Daniel Drake
2005-07-28 16:45 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
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