netdev - Re: ixp4xx_hss MAX_CHAN

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Date:	Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:52:57 +0100
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Miguel Ángel Álvarez <gotzoncabanes@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: ixp4xx_hss MAX_CHAN_DEVICES

Hi,

"Miguel Ángel Álvarez" <gotzoncabanes@...il.com> writes:

> I am interested in modifying ixp4xx_hss so that 4*32 channels can be
> used for each hss device.

I assume you mean 4 multiplexed E1 (with an external multiplexer/framer).

> My first option is to modify the "defines" placed in the driver, but I
> wonder if it would be useful to modify hss_plat_info to set this kind
> of info.

I think we should add some "physical mode" parameter - single channel
(such as E1, T1 etc), 4 * E1, and any other (4 * T1 which is IIRC
special) when needed.

It can go into hss_plat_info - a fixed(?) HSS port property.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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