From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Deepak Saxena Subject: Re: Integrating IXP4xx NPE support in kernel (with IXP4xx accesslibrary) Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 06:07:52 -0800 Message-ID: <20051224140752.GC9840@plexity.net> References: <20051220230806.619131000@localhost.localdomain> <200512211300.38163.sr@denx.de> <20051221135230.GA22807@xi.wantstofly.org> <200512211548.23070.sr@denx.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.arm.linux.org.uk Return-path: To: Stefan Roese Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200512211548.23070.sr@denx.de> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-arm-kernel-bounces@lists.arm.linux.org.uk Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+linux-arm-kernel=m.gmane.org@lists.arm.linux.org.uk List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Dec 21 2005, at 15:48, Stefan Roese was caught saying: > Hi Lennert, > > On Wednesday 21 December 2005 14:52, Lennert Buytenhek wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 01:00:34PM +0100, Stefan Roese wrote: > > > The main question I have is, where should the IXP4xx access-library > > > be located in the kernel directory structure? > > > > Maybe you can explain to the list readers what it is and what it does? > > It's the library needed for the NPE (network processor engines) ethernet > driver to access the on chip NPE's (e.g. download microcode, communicate with > the NPE's etc.). Unfortunately a pretty big piece of software written to > support multiple OS's. :-( As I mentioned in my earlier reply, we don't want all those abstractions in the kernel. > It most likely is the same code. Currently it's version 2.0. This version is > available under a special Intel license > (http://www.intel.com/design/network/products/npfamily/ixp425swr1.htm) and > under the BSD license (when you bug your Intel contact enough). The files > seem to be the same, only the header with the license is exchanged. I'll take a look a this some more, but is it just the HAL or the whole stack that's open? ~Deepak -- Deepak Saxena - dsaxena@plexity.net - http://www.plexity.net A starving child in Africa or you in front of your TV? Where's the real tragedy? ------------------------------------------------------------------- List admin: http://lists.arm.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/linux-arm-kernel FAQ: http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/mailinglists/faq.php Etiquette: http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/mailinglists/etiquette.php