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From: Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com>
To: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: ben.dooks@codethink.co.uk, linux-kernel@codethink.co.uk,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org, nobuhiro.iwamatsu.yj@renesas.com,
	magnus.damn@opensource.se, horms@verge.net.au,
	yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@renesas.com, cm-hiep@jinso.co.jp
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] sh_eth: use RNC mode for R8A7790/R87791
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 00:55:38 +0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <538CE4CA.4090301@cogentembedded.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140602.134915.1162774321657125992.davem@davemloft.net>

On 06/03/2014 12:49 AM, David Miller wrote:

>>     Looks like the early SH2/3 SoCs didn't implement the whole register.
>> Despite that, sh_eth_dev_init() always writes to this register... :-/
>> So far, the RMCR.RNC bit was mostly set for the Gigabit-capable
>> controllers, however that rule wasn't strictly followed. Well, this
>> driver is still a mess, and it's hard to deal with it without the
>> necessary documentation.

> Why don't we therefore:

> 1) Skip the register write if the per-chip value is zero.

    I rather thought about not writing when the register is not implemented.
I'll probably look into this when I have time.

> 2) Add the RNC bit to all of the gigabit capable controllers.

    I probably misspoke -- all the Gigabit controllers already have it set, 
it's just that some 100 MBbps ones have it set, but most don't.

WBR, Sergei

  reply	other threads:[~2014-06-02 20:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-06-02 17:17 [PATCH v2] sh_eth: use RNC mode for R8A7790/R87791 Ben Dooks
2014-06-02 18:53 ` David Miller
2014-06-02 19:06   ` Ben Dooks
2014-06-02 19:33   ` Sergei Shtylyov
2014-06-02 20:49     ` David Miller
2014-06-02 20:55       ` Sergei Shtylyov [this message]
2014-06-02 21:05         ` David Miller
2014-06-02 21:17           ` Sergei Shtylyov
2014-06-02 22:26             ` Sergei Shtylyov
2014-06-03 11:19               ` Ben Dooks
2014-06-03 20:02                 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2014-06-03  2:45       ` Yoshihiro Shimoda

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