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Message-Id: <1364308992-27929-9-git-send-email-peppe.cavallaro@st.com>
Date:	Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:43:12 +0100
From:	Giuseppe CAVALLARO <peppe.cavallaro@...com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	rayagond@...avyalabs.com, richardcochran@...il.com,
	Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>
Subject: [net-next.git 8/8] stmmac: update the Doc and Version (PTP+SGMII)

This patch updates the stmmac.txt file adding information related to the PTP
and SGMII/RGMII supports.

Also the patch updates the driver version to: March_2013.

Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>
---
 Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt          |   33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt b/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt
index f9fa6db..8efe0b3 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt
@@ -326,6 +326,35 @@ To enter in Tx LPI mode the driver needs to have a software timer
 that enable and disable the LPI mode when there is nothing to be
 transmitted.
 
-7) TODO:
+7) Extended descriptors
+The extended descriptors give us information about the receive Ethernet payload
+when it is carrying PTP packets or TCP/UDP/ICMP over IP.
+These are not available on GMAC Synopsys chips older than the 3.50.
+At probe time the driver will decide if these can be actually used.
+This support also is mandatory for PTPv2 because the extra descriptors 6 and 7
+are used for saving the hardware timestamps.
+
+8) Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
+The driver supports the IEEE 1588-2002, Precision Time Protocol (PTP),
+which enables precise synchronization of clocks in measurement and
+control systems implemented with technologies such as network
+communication.
+
+In addition to the basic timestamp features mentioned in IEEE 1588-2002
+Timestamps, new GMAC cores support the advanced timestamp features.
+IEEE 1588-2008 that can be enabled when configure the Kernel.
+
+9) SGMII/RGMII supports
+New GMAC devices provide own way to manage RGMII/SGMII.
+This information is available at run-time by looking at the
+HW capability register. This means that the stmmac can manage
+auto-negotiation and link status w/o using the PHYLIB stuff
+In fact, the HW provides a subset of extended registers to
+restart the ANE, verify Full/Half duplex mode and Speed.
+Also thanks to these registers it is possible to look at the
+Auto-negotiated Link Parter Ability.
+
+10) TODO:
  o XGMAC is not supported.
- o Add the PTP - precision time protocol
+ o Complete the TBI & RTBI support.
+ o extened VLAN support for 3.70a SYNP GMAC.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
index 52002e7..75f997b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define __STMMAC_H__
 
 #define STMMAC_RESOURCE_NAME   "stmmaceth"
-#define DRV_MODULE_VERSION	"Nov_2012"
+#define DRV_MODULE_VERSION	"March_2013"
 
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/stmmac.h>
-- 
1.7.4.4

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