linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] atl1: Build files for Attansic L1 driver

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Date:	Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:06:18 -0500
From:	Chris Snook <csnook@...hat.com>
To:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
CC:	Jay Cliburn <jacliburn@...lsouth.net>, jeff@...zik.org,
	shemminger@...l.org, romieu@...zoreil.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] atl1: Build files for Attansic L1 driver

Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:29:15 -0600 Jay Cliburn wrote:
> 
>> From: Jay Cliburn <jacliburn@...lsouth.net>
>>
>> This patch contains the build files for the Attansic L1 gigabit ethernet
>> adapter driver.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jay Cliburn <jacliburn@...lsouth.net>
>> ---
>>
>>  Kconfig       |   12 ++++++++++++
>>  Makefile      |    1 +
>>  atl1/Makefile |   30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  3 files changed, 43 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
>> index 6e863aa..f503d10 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
>> @@ -2329,6 +2329,18 @@ config QLA3XXX
>>  	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
>>  	  will be called qla3xxx.
>>  
>> +config ATL1
>> +	tristate "Attansic(R) L1 Gigabit Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
>> +	depends on NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
>> +	select CRC32
>> +	select MII
>> +	---help---
>> +	  This driver supports Attansic L1 gigabit ethernet adapter.
>> +
>> +	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.  The module
>> +	  will be called atl1.
>> +
>> +
>>  endmenu
> 
> One problem here is that MII depends on NET_ETHERNET, which is
> 10/100 ethernet, which may not be enabled if someone has only
> gigabit ethernet.  :)

I'm actually quite inclined to rip out all MII support entirely. 
There's a lot of code in this driver that needs cleaning up 
cosmetically, and removing deprecated features would certainly speed 
things up.  What do you think?

	-- Chris
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