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* [PATCH 2.6.33 2/4] net: Kconfig change for KSZ884X driver
@ 2010-01-29 22:40 Ha, Tristram
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From: Ha, Tristram @ 2010-01-29 22:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Dave Miller; +Cc: netdev, linux-kernel

From: Tristram Ha <Tristram.Ha@micrel.com>

Add Micrel KSZ8841/KSZ8842 PCI Ethernet chip support.

Some users like to use KSZ8842 switch to run Spanning Tree Protocol.  As a result a hardware STP support was implemented so that the host does not waste CPU time forwarding each and every packet.

Signed-off-by: Tristram Ha <Tristram.Ha@micrel.com>
---
This is a resubmission of the Micrel KSZ8841/2 PCI Ethernet driver.

--- linux-2.6.33-rc3.old/drivers/net/Kconfig	2010-01-05 16:02:46.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.33-rc3.new/drivers/net/Kconfig	2010-01-13 12:17:42.000000000 -0800
@@ -1368,6 +1368,27 @@ config AC3200
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
 	  will be called ac3200.
 
+config KSZ884X_PCI
+	tristate "Micrel KSZ8841/2 PCI"
+	depends on NET_PCI && PCI
+	select MII
+	select CRC32
+	help
+	  This PCI driver is for Micrel KSZ8841/KSZ8842 PCI Ethernet chip.
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
+	  will be called ksz884x.
+
+config KSZ8842_STP
+	bool "STP support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on KSZ884X_PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+	help
+	  This enables a feature to aid KSZ8842 running Spanning Tree Protocol.
+	  To actually use it pass the stp=1 parameter to the driver.
+
+	  This feature is experimental and may not work correctly compared to
+	  the Linux bridge using STP.
+
 config APRICOT
 	tristate "Apricot Xen-II on board Ethernet"
 	depends on NET_PCI && ISA

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* [PATCH 2.6.33 2/4] net: Kconfig change for KSZ884X driver
@ 2010-02-04 23:24 Ha, Tristram
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Ha, Tristram @ 2010-02-04 23:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Dave Miller; +Cc: netdev, linux-kernel

From: Tristram Ha <Tristram.Ha@micrel.com>

Add Micrel KSZ8841/KSZ8842 PCI Ethernet chip support.

Signed-off-by: Tristram Ha <Tristram.Ha@micrel.com>
---
This is a resubmission of the Micrel KSZ8841/2 PCI Ethernet driver.

--- linux-2.6.33-rc5.old/drivers/net/Kconfig	2010-01-21 15:31:35.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.33-rc5.new/drivers/net/Kconfig	2010-02-04 12:12:58.000000000 -0800
@@ -1368,6 +1368,17 @@ config AC3200
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
 	  will be called ac3200.
 
+config KSZ884X_PCI
+	tristate "Micrel KSZ8841/2 PCI"
+	depends on NET_PCI && PCI
+	select MII
+	select CRC32
+	help
+	  This PCI driver is for Micrel KSZ8841/KSZ8842 PCI Ethernet chip.
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
+	  will be called ksz884x.
+
 config APRICOT
 	tristate "Apricot Xen-II on board Ethernet"
 	depends on NET_PCI && ISA

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