netdev - Re: DSA support for Micrel KSZ8895

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Date:   Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:04:51 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>
Cc:     vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Tristram.Ha@...rel.com, Woojung.Huh@...rochip.com
Subject: Re: DSA support for Micrel KSZ8895

On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 09:55:24AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I've got hardware with KSZ8895, and I'd like to use switch ports as
> separate ethernet cards. I believe that means DSA support.
> 
> And there are even patches available from microchip... unfortunately
> they are in strange form and for v3.18.
> 
> http://www.microchip.com/SWLibraryWeb/product.aspx?product=KSZ8895%20Software%20Linux%203.18
> 
> Is there newer version of the driver available somewhere? Is the
> driver good starting point, or should I start with something else?

Hi Pavel

Woojung is the expert here. His DSA driver for the 9477 is a nice
clean driver.

Have you compared the 8895 to the 9477. Are they similar? Could the
existing 9477 be extended to support the 8895?

	 Andrew