linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 0/6] Add Fieldbus subsystem + support HMS Profinet card

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Date:   Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:01:44 -0400
From:   Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@...il.com>
To:     Andreas Färber <afaerber@...e.de>
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>, mark.rutland@....com,
        treding@...dia.com, David Lechner <david@...hnology.com>,
        noralf@...nnes.org, johan@...nel.org,
        Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>, michal.vokac@...ft.com,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, john.garry@...wei.com,
        geert+renesas@...der.be, robin.murphy@....com,
        Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
        sebastien.bourdelin@...oirfairelinux.com, icenowy@...c.io,
        Stuart Yoder <stuyoder@...il.com>, maxime.ripard@...tlin.com,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 0/6] Add Fieldbus subsystem + support HMS Profinet card

Hi Andreas,

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 1:25 PM Andreas Färber <afaerber@...e.de> wrote:
>
> I have two unfinished drivers that might benefit, for Hilscher netX 52
> (multi-protocol) and Microchip LAN9252 (EtherCAT), as well as a Linux
> port for Infineon XMC4500 that might be expanded to XMC4800 (EtherCAT).
>
> But currently -ENOTIME for review or development, sorry.
>
> Staging sounds like a plan, if that allows us to still break the ABI.

Those devices have very similar functionality to the h/w we use.
It would be awesome if we could find common ground here.
And the userspace ABI design could definitely benefit from 2-3 extra
supported devices to verify it against.

>
> Are you at Netdev 0x13 later this month? That might be an opportunity to
> discuss the network-related parts such as Profinet and EtherCAT.

Will send you an off-list message.

Cheers,
Sven