Re: [PATCH net-next] drivers: net: cpsw: make cpsw_ale.c a module to allow re-use on Keystone

[Murali Karicheri]

On 01/30/2015 04:56 AM, Mugunthan V N wrote:
> On Friday 30 January 2015 01:48 PM, Mugunthan V N wrote:
> > On Friday 30 January 2015 04:45 AM, Murali Karicheri wrote:
> > > NetCP on Keystone has cpsw ale function similar to other TI SoCs
> > > and this driver is re-used. To allow both ti cpsw and keystone netcp
> > > to re-use the driver, convert the cpsw ale to a module and configure
> > > it through Kconfig option CONFIG_TI_CPSW_ALE. Currently it is statically
> > > linked to both TI CPSW and NetCP and this causes issues when the above
> > > drivers are built as dynamic modules. This patch addresses this issue
> > >
> > > While at it, fix the Makefile and code to build both netcp_core and
> > > netcp_ethss as dynamic modules. This is needed to support arm allmodconfig.
> > > This also requires exporting of API calls provided by netcp_core so that
> > > both the above can be dynamic modules.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Murali Karicheri<m-karicheri2@xxxxxx>
> >
> > Acked-by: Mugunthan V N<mugunthanvnm@xxxxxx>
> >
> > Will try to test this today/Monday.
>
> I have tested this on DRA7 platform and passed tested ping.
>
> Tested-by: Mugunthan V N<mugunthanvnm@xxxxxx>
Mugunthan,

Thanks for testing this.

Murali
> Regards
> Mugunthan V N


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Murali Karicheri
Linux Kernel, Texas Instruments
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