netdev - Re: [PATCH V5 1/4] CS89x0 : add platform driver support

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Message-Id: <20120126.174951.1458396120409651458.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:49:51 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jaccon.bastiaansen@...il.com
Cc:	kernel@...gutronix.de, u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de,
	s.hauer@...gutronix.de, cavokz@...il.com, linux@....linux.org.uk,
	fabio.estevam@...escale.com, festevam@...il.com,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 1/4] CS89x0 : add platform driver support

From: Jaccon Bastiaansen <jaccon.bastiaansen@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:46:15 +0100

> The CS89x0 ethernet controller is used on a number of evaluation
> boards, such as the MX31ADS. The current driver has memory address and
> IRQ settings for each board on which this controller is used. Driver
> updates are therefore required to support other boards that also use
> the CS89x0. To avoid these driver updates, a better mechanism
> (platform driver support) is added to communicate the board dependent
> settings to the driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jaccon Bastiaansen <jaccon.bastiaansen@...il.com>

I'm fine with this going via one of the ARM trees:

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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