netdev - Re: [PATCH v4] alx: add a simple AR816x/AR817x device driver

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Message-Id: <20130617.160524.299285792506397317.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:05:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	johannes@...solutions.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, js@...21.net, romieu@...zoreil.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] alx: add a simple AR816x/AR817x device driver

From: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:44:02 +0200

> This is a very simple driver, based on the original vendor
> driver that Qualcomm/Atheros published/submitted previously,
> but reworked to make the code saner. However, it also lost
> a number of features (TSO/GSO, VLAN acceleration and multi-
> queue support) in the process, as well as debugging support
> features I didn't have any use for. The only thing I left
> is checksum offload.
> 
> More features can obviously be added, but this seemed like
> a good start for having a driver in mainline at all.
> 
> Johannes Stezenbach has verified that the driver works on
> AR8161, I have a AR8171 myself. The E2200 device ID I found
> on github in somebody's repository.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>

I've applied this to 'net', thanks Johannes.  There might be some
fixups still needed, but for people who have these devices this
is a huge improvement for them.

Thanks!
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