netdev - Re: [PATCH] DSA support for Micrel KSZ8895

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Date:   Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:41:30 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Maxim Uvarov <muvarov@...il.com>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Woojung.Huh@...rochip.com,
        nathan.leigh.conrad@...il.com,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Tristram.Ha@...rel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] DSA support for Micrel KSZ8895

Hi!

> Micrel has some drivers on their web site to support some chips. For
> that chips they do virtual mdio over spi.
> And driver is available on download page:
> http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/en/KSZ8895
> 
> Documentation->Software library.
> 
> Both driver and DSA driver. Driver has to work with some minor fixups
> related to your kernel version. But I think they are don't care about
> up-streaming that code.
> So you can take their code as a reference.

"Minor fixups". Take a look at the driver.. I wanted to do a "minor
fixups". It turned out it was easier to start from scratch.

But the MDIO emaulation code is from their driver, after lots of
deletions.

								Pavel
								
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