netdev - Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH v3 0/6] staging: Introduce DPAA2 Ethernet Switch driver

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Date:   Sat, 14 Oct 2017 23:59:22 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     Razvan Stefanescu <razvan.stefanescu@....com>,
        OpenWrt Development List <openwrt-devel@...ts.openwrt.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
        ruxandra.radulescu@....com, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        alexandru.marginean@....com,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>,
        Stuart Yoder <stuyoder@...il.com>, bogdan.purcareata@....com,
        laurentiu.tudor@....com, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Subject: Re: [OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH v3 0/6] staging: Introduce DPAA2 Ethernet
 Switch driver

On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 8:52 PM, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> wrote:

> The most deployed switch device drivers have been converted to DSA
> already: b53, qca8k (ar83xx in OpenWrt/LEDE) and mtk7530 are all in
> tree, and now we are getting new submissions from Michrochip to support
> their pretty large KSZ series. Converting from swconfig to DSA is
> actually quite simple, but like anything requires time and testing, and
> access to hardware and ideally datasheet.

Hm, I have a Realtek RB8366RB in this router on my desk.

I guess that means I should just take the old switchdev-based
SMI-driver and convert it to DSA.

I bet I can do that :D

Well, I will try. Because it's blocking me to work on the Gemini
ethernet driver.

Yours,
Linus Walleij