netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: Add 405EX support to new EMAC driver

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Date:	Thu, 1 Nov 2007 22:31:11 +0100
From:	Stefan Roese <sr@...x.de>
To:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	benh@...nel.crashing.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: Add 405EX support to new EMAC driver

On Thursday 01 November 2007, Josh Boyer wrote:
> > > -	if (dev->type != RGMII_AXON)
> > > -		return;
> > > -
> > >  	mutex_lock(&dev->lock);
> >
> > That will break 440GX boards that need to use the RGMII for data and the
> > ZMII for MDIO.
> >
> > You may want to change the name RGMII_AXON something like RGMII_HAS_MDIO
> > instead and set that for 405EX as well instead.
>
> And perhaps adding a comment about that since the meaning of that code
> isn't very obvious. That way people that aren't the original author
> of the driver don't get confused again.

Will do. I'll send a fixed version tomorrow.

Best regards,
Stefan
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