[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:
> > 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.
>
> All 80 boards have exactly the same ethernet interface (i.e. same kind
> of PHY, same MII address, etc.)?

Yes, same SoC ethernet interfaces. Currently PHY address etc is configured via 
config options.

> Can't you just add a weak definition of board_eth_init() in the CPU
> code then?

No. The weak definition is already in net/eth.c.

Best regards,
Stefan

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