Re: [PATCH 0/2] Indirect phy access for mv88e6171

[Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>]

On 02/14/2015 10:17 AM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> These two patches allow the mv88e6171 driver to access the port phys
> using indirect addressing. Depending on pin strapping, the switch
> either uses a single address on the host MDIO bus, requiring the port
> phys are accessed indirectly, or the switch uses a number of addresses
> on the host bus and the phys can be directly accessed.
>
> The 370RD, the first supported platform to use the 6171 uses multiple
> addresses, so this indirect mode was not required. However the
> WRT1900AC has the switch configured to use a single address, and so
> indirect access is needed.
>
> The mv88e6352 already has all the needed code. Refactor it into the
> shared mv88e6xxx and then use it in the mv88e6171 driver.
>
> Tested on the 370RD and WRT1900AC.
>
> It would be good if Guenter Roeck could test on his platform to ensure
> i've not broken anything for the mv88e6352.
>

I'll try. My primary problem right now is that I run Lennert Buytenhek's
patch set to support bridging offload (aka hardware bridging) on top of
the upstream dsa code, and the upstream code now supports a competing /
alternate means  to support bridging/switching offload (NET_SWITCHDEV)
which doesn't work with dsa (at least not yet). So I'll have to figure
out if / how I can run your patches with my code base, or how I can add
add support for NET_SWITCHDEV into dsa.

Do you know if there are any efforts going on in that direction ?

Thanks,
Guenter