netdev - RE: [PATCH v2 net-next 1/2] r8169: support RTL8106E

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Message-ID: <C4FBD4FA06A3458594FEA8117B2274B6@realtek.com.tw>
Date:	Wed, 4 Jul 2012 17:02:17 +0800
From:	hayeswang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
To:	'Francois Romieu' <romieu@...zoreil.com>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 net-next 1/2] r8169: support RTL8106E

Francois Romieu [mailto:romieu@...zoreil.com] 
[...]
> > +#define FIRMWARE_8106E_1	"rtl_nic/rtl8106e-1.fw"
> 
> I did not notice it. Was it submitted ?
> 

I don't submit it yet.

> It was obviously not required for testing :o)
> 
> > @@ -1933,6 +1941,8 @@ static void 
> rtl8169_get_mac_version(struct rtl8169_private *tp,
> >  		{ 0x7c800000, 0x30000000,	RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_11 },
> >  
> >  		/* 8101 family. */
> > +		{ 0x7cf00000, 0x44900000,	RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_39 },
> > +		{ 0x7c800000, 0x44800000,	RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_39 },
> >  		{ 0x7c800000, 0x44000000,	RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_37 },
> >  		{ 0x7cf00000, 0x40b00000,	RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_30 },
> >  		{ 0x7cf00000, 0x40a00000,	RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_30 },
> 
> Realtek's 1.022.00 8101 driver only maps { 0x7c800000; 0x44800000 } to
> a generic device - if at all - and it maps { 0x7cf00000; 0x44800000 }
> to a different chipset (namely CFG_METHOD_15 where RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_39
> is CFG_METHOD_16).
> 
> Why should both drivers diverge ?
> 

Our PMs say only 0x44900000 would have mass production. Besides, you could use
the same setting for both of them. 

Best Regards,
Hayes

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