Re: [PATCH] net: ethernet: remove unneeded dependency of mvneta and update help text

[Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@marvell.com>]

Dear Thomas,

On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:13:03 -0800
Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> wrote:

> Dear Jason Cooper,
> 
> On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 07:52:06 -0500, Jason Cooper wrote:
> 
> > > No, I haven't tested all the build scenarios of course. If you feel
> > > that this is too dangerous, I can resend a patch that replaces 'depends
> > > on ARMADA_370_XP' by 'depends on PLAT_ORION'. Would this be OK for you?
> > 
> > I'm fine either way.  I'm definitely a "What's in the box?" kind of guy.
> > But I do like being prepared.
> 
> And it's all in your honour!
> 
> > The real question is: Do you think this IP block will ever be found on
> > anything other than Marvell Armada boards?  If so, stick with this
> > version and build test the crap out of it.  Otherwise, let's save
> > opening the box for another day.
> 
> At this point, I don't expect to see this IP in any other SOCs than
> Marvell Armada EBU, so I'll resend with a "depends on PLAT_ORION", as I

This IP is used in Marvell Berlin SoCs too ;)

But Berlin SoC doesn't have a mbus concept. Currently, we just hack the
mvneta to configure the mbus window.

Thanks,
Jisheng