[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Add mechanisms for CPU and board-specific Ethernet initialization

[Stefan Roese]

Hi Ben,

On Tuesday 10 June 2008, Ben Warren wrote:
> This patch is the first step in cleaning up net/eth.c, by moving Ethernet
> initialization to CPU or board-specific code.  Initial implementation is
> only on the Freescale TSEC controller, but others will be added soon.

Great, thanks.

<snip>

> diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
> index c4f24c6..e75dc43 100644
> --- a/net/eth.c
> +++ b/net/eth.c
> @@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
>
>  #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET) && defined(CONFIG_NET_MULTI)
>
> +/* CPU and board-specific Ethernet initializations.  Aliased function
> + * signals caller to move on */
> +static int __def_eth_init(bd_t *bis) {return -1;}
> +int cpu_eth_init(bd_t *bis) __attribute((weak, alias("__def_eth_init")));
> +int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis) __attribute((weak,
> alias("__def_eth_init"))); +
>  #ifdef CFG_GT_6426x
>  extern int gt6426x_eth_initialize(bd_t *bis);
>  #endif
> @@ -165,6 +171,10 @@ int eth_initialize(bd_t *bis)
>  #if defined(CONFIG_MII) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_MII)
>  	miiphy_init();
>  #endif
> +	/* Try CPU-specific initialization first.  If it fails or isn't
> +	 * present, call the board-specific initialization */
> +	if (cpu_eth_init(bis) < 0 )

Nitpicking: No space before ")" please.

> +		board_eth_init(bis);

Shouldn't this be the other way around?

+	if (board_eth_init(bis) < 0)
+		eth_eth_init(bis);

So that the board init routine can "overwrite" the cpu init version.

Best regards,
Stefan

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