[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Add mechanisms for CPU and board-specific Ethernet initialization

[Jerry Van Baren <gerald.vanbaren@ge.com>]

Haavard Skinnemoen wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:29:27 -0700
> Ben Warren <biggerbadderben@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> This patch is the first step in cleaning up net/eth.c, by moving Ethernet
>> initialization to CPU or board-specific code.  Initial implementation is
>> only on the Freescale TSEC controller, but others will be added soon.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ben Warren <biggerbadderben@gmail.com>
> 
> Sweet!
> 
>> ---
>>
>> When we discussed this a few months ago, I was planning on defining the 
>> cpu_eth_init() and board_eth_init() functions as weak with no aliases, but in
>> my testing this did not result in them being NULL, hence the default function.
> 
> Works just as well, doesn't it?
> 
>> diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
>> index c4f24c6..e75dc43 100644
>> --- a/net/eth.c
>> +++ b/net/eth.c
>> @@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
>>  
>>  #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET) && defined(CONFIG_NET_MULTI)
>>  
>> +/* CPU and board-specific Ethernet initializations.  Aliased function
>> + * signals caller to move on */
>> +static int __def_eth_init(bd_t *bis) {return -1;}
> 
> Just a cosmetic thing: I really think this should look like a normal
> function, i.e. not cuddling everything up on one line. I've seen such
> things being mistaken for macros before.
> 
> Haavard

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Best regards,
gvb