netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/5] stmmac: parameters auto-tuning through HW cap reg

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Date:	Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:14:13 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	peppe.cavallaro@...com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, francesco.virlinzi@...com,
	srinivas.kandagatla@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] stmmac: parameters auto-tuning through HW cap reg

From: Giuseppe CAVALLARO <peppe.cavallaro@...com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:58:00 +0100

> New GMAC devices (newer than the databook 3.50a) have the
> HW capability register that provides which features are actually
> supported by the hardware.
> 
> On old devices many information have to be passed through the
> platform, for example: enhanced descriptor structure,
> TX COE etc. These are mandatory to properly configure the driver.
> This remains still valid because the driver has to support old
> Synopsys devices but now it's also able to override them using the
> values from the HW capability register if supported.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>

Applied.
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