RE: [PATCH v3 2/2] cmd: brcm: netXtreme commands

[Roman Bacik <roman.bacik@broadcom.com>]

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Hi Marek,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marek Behún <kabel@kernel.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:40 AM
> To: Roman Bacik <roman.bacik@broadcom.com>
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] cmd: brcm: netXtreme commands
>
> On Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:02:41 -0700
> Roman Bacik <roman.bacik@broadcom.com> wrote:
>
> > Marek, Simon,
> >
> > Thank you very much for your comments. We will remove bnxt commands
> and will
> > probe bnxt driver each boot in the next version.
> > Thanks,
>
> Roman
>
> I think that the idea of not loading fw or initializing the controller
> during every boot, but only when needed, is quite reasonable.
>
> But it has to be done without the need to call custom commands, which
> the user may not know about.
>
> It has to be done in such a way that if the user calls for example the
>   dhcp
> command, it will work.
>
> I think this could be achieved by creating a new DM driver flag, and
> wiring the DM and/or PCI code so that when this flag is set, the PCI
> subsystem won't probe the driver, only bind the driver.

Thank you very much for your suggestion. To simplify, we will decouple
this issue from the current bnxt driver submission.

>
> That way U-Boot will know that there is another ethernet controller
> which can be used by network commands when the `ethact` variable is set
> to point to that controller.
>
> Marek

Thanks,

Roman

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