Re: [PATCH v8 0/6] Add Fieldbus subsystem + support HMS Profinet card

[Sven Van Asbroeck]

Hi Andreas,

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 1:25 PM Andreas FÃrber <afaerber@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I have two unfinished drivers that might benefit, for Hilscher netX 52
> (multi-protocol) and Microchip LAN9252 (EtherCAT), as well as a Linux
> port for Infineon XMC4500 that might be expanded to XMC4800 (EtherCAT).
>
> But currently -ENOTIME for review or development, sorry.
>
> Staging sounds like a plan, if that allows us to still break the ABI.

Those devices have very similar functionality to the h/w we use.
It would be awesome if we could find common ground here.
And the userspace ABI design could definitely benefit from 2-3 extra
supported devices to verify it against.

>
> Are you at Netdev 0x13 later this month? That might be an opportunity to
> discuss the network-related parts such as Profinet and EtherCAT.

Will send you an off-list message.

Cheers,
Sven