[U-Boot-Users] [patch] rtl8139.c: use PCI IO map

[Lucas Jin]

Shinya Kuribayashi Wrote:

>Lucas Jin wrote:
>> Wolfgang Denk Wrote:
>> 
>>> In message <200710131722183904740 at gmail.com> you wrote:
>>>> Signed-off-by: Lucas Jin <lucasjin at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>> --- ./drivers/rtl8139.c.orig	2007-10-12 22:17:52.000000000 +0800
>>>> +++ ./drivers/rtl8139.c	2007-10-13 17:34:40.117515408 +0800
>>> Could you please explain which problem this patch is supposed to fix?
>> 
>> The rtl8139 specification says the configuration registers can be accessed through PCI memory mapping or PCI IO mapping.
>> 
>> The u-boot driver uses PCI memory mapping, but it doesn't work, so I changed it to PCI IO mapping.
>
>On my target RTL8139 or its variant works fine without such a change.
>Why do you think doesn't work? Could you elaborate please?

When I used PCI memory mapping to access rtl8139 configuration registers, like MAC0-MAC05, the CPU paniced,
as I described in the subject "a problem about rtl8139 driver on sandpoint8245board" I proposed Sep. 30th 2007.

After changing to PCI IO mapping, the problem was solved.
>
>> The driver of rtl8139 in Linux Kernel also uses PCI IO mapping to access the configuration registers. 
>
>Do you mean CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO?

I don't what you mean by  CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO, there is not such a define in U-Boot.
>
>thanks,
>
>    Shinya



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Lucas Jin