It has been suggested that I split the patch into 2 parts: gianfar specific stuff, and PHY specific stuff.
Here is the result: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: gfar_12232004.patch Type: application/octet-stream Size: 79067 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-embedded/attachments/20041223/18921bca/attachment.obj -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: phy_12232004.patch Type: application/octet-stream Size: 75453 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-embedded/attachments/20041223/18921bca/attachment-0001.obj -------------- next part -------------- On Dec 23, 2004, at 13:01, Andy Fleming wrote: > Adds a Phy Abstraction Layer which allows ethernet controllers to > manage their PHYs without knowing the details of how the particular > PHY device operates. This code steals heavily from BenH's sungem > driver, and got some stuff out of Jason McMullan's patch. > > Primary features of the code: > * Allows drivers to only use what they want (to a degree). If you > want to handle it all yourself, but use some of the data structures > and functions, that's ok. If you want to handle your own interrupts, > that's fine. However, it also allows you to minimize PHY management > code. See the gianfar driver patches (included for reference). > * Integrates with current ethtool/mii defined fields. > * Uses the driver model to manage binding PHY drivers to PHY devices, > and MDIO bus drivers to MDIO bus devices. > * Doesn't affect drivers which don't use it.
