netdev - Re: [patch net-next v2] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Make global2 support mandatory

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Date:   Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:33:56 -0800
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>,
        tobias@...dekranz.com, Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v2] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Make global2 support
 mandatory



On 1/26/2021 4:32 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> Early generations of the mv88e6xxx did not have the global 2
> registers. In order to keep the driver slim, it was decided to make
> the code for these registers optional. Over time, more generations of
> switches have been added, always supporting global 2 and adding more
> and more registers. No effort has been made to keep these additional
> registers also optional to slim the driver down when used for older
> generations. Optional global 2 now just gives additional development
> and maintenance burden for no real gain.
> 
> Make global 2 support always compiled in.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian