linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 00/12] net: ethernet: ti: introduce new cpsw switchdev based driver

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Date:   Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:05:49 -0700
From:   Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:     Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Ivan Khoronzhuk <ivan.khoronzhuk@...aro.org>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>,
        Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 00/12] net: ethernet: ti: introduce new cpsw
 switchdev based driver

Hi,

* Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com> [191024 10:10]:
> This the RFC v5 which introduces new CPSW switchdev based driver which is 
> operating in dual-emac mode by default, thus working as 2 individual
> network interfaces. The Switch mode can be enabled by configuring devlink driver
> parameter "switch_mode" to 1/true:
> 	devlink dev param set platform/48484000.ethernet_switch \
> 	name switch_mode value 1 cmode runtime

Just wondering about the migration plan.. Is this a replacement
driver or used in addition to the old driver?

Regards,

Tony