linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] net: Add Keystone NetCP ethernet driver

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Date:	Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:48:38 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar@...com>
Cc:	<davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	<grant.likely@...aro.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	<sandeep_n@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] net: Add Keystone NetCP ethernet driver

On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:12:41 -0400
Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar@...com> wrote:

> NetCP driver has a plug-in module architecture where each of the NetCP
> sub-modules exist as a loadable kernel module which plug in to the netcp
> core. These sub-modules are represented as "netcp-devices" in the dts
> bindings. It is mandatory to have the ethernet switch sub-module for
> the ethernet interface to be operational. Any other sub-module like the
> PA is optional.

What are you doing to prevent/discourage proprietary binary only
sub-modules?
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