Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 00/12] net: ethernet: ti: introduce new cpsw switchdev based driver

[Grygorii Strashko]

Hi Tony,

On 24/10/2019 19:05, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> Hi,
>
> * Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@xxxxxx> [191024 10:10]:
> > This the RFC v5 which introduces new CPSW switchdev based driver which is
> > operating in dual-emac mode by default, thus working as 2 individual
> > network interfaces. The Switch mode can be enabled by configuring devlink driver
> > parameter "switch_mode" to 1/true:
> > 	devlink dev param set platform/48484000.ethernet_switch \
> > 	name switch_mode value 1 cmode runtime
>
> Just wondering about the migration plan.. Is this a replacement
> driver or used in addition to the old driver?

Sry, I've missed you mail.

As it's pretty big change the idea is to keep both drivers at least for sometime.
Step 1: add new driver and enable it on one platform. Do announcement.
Step 2: switch all one-port and dual mac drivers to the new driver
Step 3: switch all other platform to cpsw switchdev and deprecate old driver.

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Best regards,
grygorii