netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] Endian fixes for SYSTEMPORT/SF2/MDIO

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Message-ID: <6ca07a0f-d4d0-74a3-f0bf-862b80ee87ef@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:17:57 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, opendmb@...il.com, andrew@...n.ch,
        vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] Endian fixes for SYSTEMPORT/SF2/MDIO

On 08/29/2017 11:39 AM, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
> While trying an ARM BE kernel for kinks, the 3 drivers below started not
> working and the reasons why became pretty obvious because the register space
> remains LE (hardwired), except for Broadcom MIPS where it follows the CPU's
> native endian (let's call that a feature).

David, I found a minor problem in the RSB endian configuration for
SYSTEMPOR Lite that uses two bits for that, I will repost shortly.

> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Florian Fainelli (4):
>   net: systemport: Use correct I/O accessors
>   net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Use correct I/O accessors
>   net: systemport: Set correct RSB endian bits based on host
>   net: phy: mdio-bcm-unimac: Use correct I/O accessors
> 
>  drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.h                  | 12 +++++------
>  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c | 21 ++++++++++++--------
>  drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c          | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> 


-- 
Florian