[U-Boot-Users] [RFC][PATCH 1/1] Add board_eth_init() function

[Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>]

On Wednesday 26 March 2008, Haavard Skinnemoen wrote:
> > Using Markus's idea, why not use a cpu (platform) specific *and* a board
> > specific init function, both with an empty weak alias in the common eth.c
> > code:
> >
> > 	cpu_eth_init(bis);
> > 	board_eth_init(bis);
>
> Why?
>
> The whole point about this exercise is to get rid of board-specific
> knowledge in the common code. What is the purpose of cpu_eth_init()?

Because on PPC4xx for example, all boards are using exactly the same eth_init 
code (for the SoC interfaces). And I don't like adding this code to more than 
80 boards.

Best regards,
Stefan

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