netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: dsa: b53: Add Broadcom NSP switch support

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Date:	Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:52:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	f.fainelli@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jon.mason@...adcom.com, andrew@...n.ch,
	zajec5@...il.com, vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: dsa: b53: Add Broadcom NSP switch
 support

From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Date: Fri,  8 Jul 2016 11:39:11 -0700

> This patch series updates the B53 driver to support Broadcom's Northstar Plus
> Soc integrated switch.
> 
> Unlike the version of the core present in BCM5301x/Northstar, we cannot read the
> full chip id of the switch, so we need to get the information about our switch
> id from Device Tree.
> 
> Other than that, this is a regular Broadcom Ethernet switch which is register
> compatible for all practical purposes with the existing switch driver.
> 
> Since DSA requires a working CPU Ethernet MAC driver this depends on Jon
> Mason's AMAC/BGMAC driver changes to support NSP. Board specific changes depend
> on patches present in Broadcom's ARM SoC branches and will be posted in a short
> while.

Series applied, thanks.