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Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 18:45:42 +0400
From: Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To: Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
CC: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org,
Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v2 2/3] sh_eth: add support RMIIMODE register
Hello.
On 15-05-2013 4:51, Simon Horman wrote:
>>> This change is motivated by the lager board which uses the r8a7790 SoC,
>>> an R-Car SoC. For this board setting the RMIIMODE register is necessary.
>>> This patch assumes this is valid for all R-Car SoCs.
>> No, RMIIMODE register is not documented on R8A7778/9 SoCs and
>> this location is described as reserved. How's it called in R8A7790
>> manual, CXR15?
> It appears to be undocumented in the R8A7790 I have.
> Empirically it seems necessary for the lager/R8A7790.
I wonder where you got the info then (and what writing 1 to this
register means)...
> To be honest I am entirely unsure of its relevance to other SoCs.
> I wonder if a better approach would be to add a flag to platform
> data rather than struct sh_eth_cpu_data. This would allow the register
> to only be accessed on boards where it is known to be useful.
Maybe...
>>> Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <horms+renesas@...ge.net.au>
WBR, Sergei
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