Re: [PATCH 3/3] Blackfin EMAC driver: Add phyabstraction layersupporting in bfin_emac driver

From: Bryan Wu
Date: Sun Sep 16 2007 - 23:16:11 EST


On Sun, 2007-09-16 at 22:51 -0400, Robin Getz wrote:
> On Sat 15 Sep 2007 22:57, Bryan Wu pondered:
> >
> > - add MDIO functions and register mdio bus
> > - add phy abstraction layer (PAL) functions and use PAL API
> > - test on STAMP537 board
>
> Today, the Kconfig for the Blackfin just includes:
>
> > config BFIN_MAC
> > tristate "Blackfin 536/537 on-chip mac support"
> > depends on NET_ETHERNET && (BF537 || BF536) && (!BF537_PORT_H)
> > select CRC32
> > select BFIN_MAC_USE_L1 if DMA_UNCACHED_NONE
> > help
> > This is the driver for blackfin on-chip mac device. Say Y if you
> > want it compiled into the kernel. This driver is also available as a module
> > ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel
> > whenever you want). The module will be called bfin_mac.
>
> Since you are adding requirement for the PHYLIB with this patch, should there
> be a select for that?
>
> -Robin

OK, I will send a patch for this update, since some people failed to
compile the kernel without select the PHYLIB.

Thanks
-Bryan Wu
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