Re: [PATCH 09/28] Remove ATHEROS_AR231X

Sergey Ryazanov
2014-02-10T12:38:41Z

2014-02-10 16:17 GMT+04:00 Oleksij Rempel <linux@rempel-privat.de>:
> Am 10.02.2014 13:05, schrieb Sergey Ryazanov:
>> 2014-02-10 0:03 GMT+04:00 Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>:
>>> Am 09.02.2014 20:18, schrieb Hauke Mehrtens:
>>>> On 02/09/2014 07:47 PM, Richard Weinberger wrote:
>>>>> The symbol is an orphan, get rid of it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig | 10 +++++-----
>>>>> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h | 28 ----------------------------
>>>>> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c | 14 --------------
>>>>> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/led.c | 7 -------
>>>>> 4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This code is used in OpenWrt with an out of tree arch code for the
>>>> Atheros 231x/531x SoC. [0] I do not think anyone is working on adding
>>>> this code to mainline Linux kernel, because of lack of time/interest.
>>>
>>> Sorry, we don't maintain out of tree code.
>>>
>>
>> Oleksij, Jonathan do you still working to make ar231x devices work
>> with upstream, since your posts [1, 2]? Or may be someone from OpenWRT
>> team would like to add upstream support?
>>
>> 1. https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/5/13/321
>> 2. https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/5/13/358
>>
>
> Hi,
> my current target was to provide barebox and openocd support.
> - ar2313 is already upstream on barebox.
> - ar2315-2318 (barebox) awaiting review by Anthony Pavlov.
> - openocd (EJTAG) support is ready and i'll push it ASUP.
>
WOW, Impressive.

> I hope Jonathan do kernel part. If not, i can provide some work, since i
> have testing boards and expiriance on this hardware.
>
If you need, I can test kernel part, or even do some porting work. I
have some AR231x based boards, e.g. Ubnt LS2 and NS2.

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BR,
Sergey