[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:
> > Yes, same SoC ethernet interfaces. Currently PHY address etc is
> > configured via config options.
>
> Judging by the number of #ifdefs in ppc_4xx_eth_initialize, that
> function contains quite a bit of board-specific code.

Most of it is not board-specific, but platform-specific. This driver handles 
all 4xx EMAC variants and there are quite a lot. But basically you are 
correct.

> > > 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.
>
> Make it non-weak then.

In net/eth.c? It can't get overwritten then.

> If a platform wants to implement board-specific 
> ethernet init code as #ifdef hell, it should be free to do so. I don't
> think we should add workarounds in the generic code for such platforms
> though.

I could use board_eth_init() as a common PPC4xx platform code. But I would 
loose the chance being able to implement a "real" board specific 
board_eth_init() for some boards in the future then.

Best regards,
Stefan

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