[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:
> > 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.
>
> Yeah...it would be bad to prevent future boards from doing the right
> thing...

:)

> How about you do an internal split in cpu/ppc4xx/4xx_enet.c first,
> placing the truly platform-specfic bits in a separate function that can
> be called by "new-style" boards, and the board-specific bits in
> board_eth_init(), serving as a wrapper around the platform-specific
> init function, with as many #ifdefs as needed in order to handle the
> existing differences between the boards. This function could be
> conditional on CONFIG_PPC4XX_LEGACY_BOARD_ETH_INIT or something so that
> boards can be migrated to the new API one by one.

Good idea, but unfortunately I have no time to do this in the next few 
days/weeks. So no basic rework of the 4xx emac init code in this merge 
window. At least not from me. Patches as always welcome. :)

> U-Boot could really use a Janitor team ;-)

;)

Best regards,
Stefan

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