linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] net: smsc911x: add u16 workaround for pxa platforms

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Date:   Mon, 3 Oct 2016 10:21:15 -0500
From:   Jeremy Linton <jeremy.linton@....com>
To:     Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>,
        Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] net: smsc911x: add u16 workaround for pxa platforms

Hi Robert,

On 10/03/2016 04:05 AM, Robert Jarzmik wrote:
> Add a workaround for mainstone, idp and stargate2 boards, for u16 writes
> which must be aligned on 32 bits addresses.
>
> Signed-off-by: Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc911x.txt | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

I think this might be the wrong doc file. I think you want the 
smsc-lan91c111.txt file.


Thanks,

>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc911x.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc911x.txt
> index 3fed3c124411..224965b7453c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc911x.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/smsc911x.txt
> @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Optional properties:
>  - reg-io-width : Specify the size (in bytes) of the IO accesses that
>    should be performed on the device.  Valid value for SMSC LAN is
>    2 or 4.  If it's omitted or invalid, the size would be 2.
> +- reg-u16-align4 : Boolean, put in place the workaround the force all
> +  		   u16 writes to be 32 bits aligned
>  - smsc,irq-active-high : Indicates the IRQ polarity is active-high
>  - smsc,irq-push-pull : Indicates the IRQ type is push-pull
>  - smsc,force-internal-phy : Forces SMSC LAN controller to use
>