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From: Bryan Wu <bryan.wu@analog.com>
To: Robin Getz <rgetz@blackfin.uclinux.org>
Cc: bryan.wu@analog.com, jeff@garzik.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Blackfin EMAC driver: Add phyabstraction layer supporting in bfin_emac driver
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:11:44 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1189998704.7800.1.camel@roc-desktop> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200709162251.01558.rgetz@blackfin.uclinux.org>

On Sun, 2007-09-16 at 22:51 -0400, Robin Getz wrote:
> On Sat 15 Sep 2007 22:57, Bryan Wu pondered:
> > 
> >  - add MDIO functions and register mdio bus
> >  - add phy abstraction layer (PAL) functions and use PAL API
> >  - test on STAMP537 board
> 
> Today, the Kconfig for the Blackfin just includes:
> 
> > config BFIN_MAC
> >         tristate "Blackfin 536/537 on-chip mac support"
> >         depends on NET_ETHERNET && (BF537 || BF536) && (!BF537_PORT_H)
> >         select CRC32
> >         select BFIN_MAC_USE_L1 if DMA_UNCACHED_NONE
> >         help
> >           This is the driver for blackfin on-chip mac device. Say Y if you
> > want it compiled into the kernel. This driver is also available as a module
> > ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel
> > whenever you want). The module will be called bfin_mac.
> 
> Since you are adding requirement for the PHYLIB with this patch, should there
> be a select for that?
> 
> -Robin

OK, I will send a patch for  this update, since some people failed to
compile the kernel without select the PHYLIB.

Thanks
-Bryan Wu

  reply	other threads:[~2007-09-17  3:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-09-16  2:57 [PATCH 3/3] Blackfin EMAC driver: Add phy abstraction layer supporting in bfin_emac driver Bryan Wu
2007-09-17  2:51 ` [PATCH 3/3] Blackfin EMAC driver: Add phyabstraction " Robin Getz
2007-09-17  3:11   ` Bryan Wu [this message]
2007-09-17  3:20   ` [PATCH] Blackfin EMAC driver: add a select for the PHYLIB of this driver Bryan Wu

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