netdev - RE: [PATCH v2 net-next 0/8] net: dsa: microchip: Modify KSZ9477 DSA driver in preparation to add other KSZ switch drivers

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Message-ID: <93AF473E2DA327428DE3D46B72B1E9FD411AC863@CHN-SV-EXMX02.mchp-main.com>
Date:   Thu, 16 Aug 2018 21:34:28 +0000
From:   <Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com>
To:     <f.fainelli@...il.com>
CC:     <arkadis@...lanox.com>, <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <andrew@...n.ch>, <pavel@....cz>,
        <ruediger.schmitt@...lips.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 net-next 0/8] net: dsa: microchip: Modify KSZ9477 DSA
 driver in preparation to add other KSZ switch drivers

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 5:29 PM
> To: Tristram Ha - C24268 <Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com>; Andrew Lunn
> <andrew@...n.ch>; Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>; Ruediger Schmitt
> <ruediger.schmitt@...lips.com>
> Cc: Arkadi Sharshevsky <arkadis@...lanox.com>; UNGLinuxDriver
> <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>; netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 0/8] net: dsa: microchip: Modify KSZ9477
> DSA driver in preparation to add other KSZ switch drivers
> 
> On 12/05/2017 05:46 PM, Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com wrote:
> > From: Tristram Ha <Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com>
> >
> > This series of patches is to modify the original KSZ9477 DSA driver so
> > that other KSZ switch drivers can be added and use the common code.
> >
> > There are several steps to accomplish this achievement.  First is to
> > rename some function names with a prefix to indicate chip specific
> > function.  Second is to move common code into header that can be shared.
> > Last is to modify tag_ksz.c so that it can handle many tail tag formats
> > used by different KSZ switch drivers.
> >
> > ksz_common.c will contain the common code used by all KSZ switch drivers.
> > ksz9477.c will contain KSZ9477 code from the original ksz_common.c.
> > ksz9477_spi.c is renamed from ksz_spi.c.
> > ksz9477_reg.h is renamed from ksz_9477_reg.h.
> > ksz_common.h is added to provide common code access to KSZ switch
> > drivers.
> > ksz_spi.h is added to provide common SPI access functions to KSZ SPI
> > drivers.
> 
> Is something gating this series from getting included? It's been nearly
> 8 months now and this has not been include nor resubmitted, any plans to
> rebase that patch series and work towards inclusion in net-next when it
> opens back again?
> 
> Thank you!

Sorry for the long delay.  I will restart my kernel submission effort next month
after finishing the work on current development project.