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

Stefan Roese sr at denx.de
Wed Jun 25 11:34:30 CEST 2008


On Wednesday 25 June 2008, Haavard Skinnemoen wrote:
> Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj at jcrosoft.com> wrote:
> > > The idea is that cpu_eth_init is a default for a CPU family, and
> > > board_eth_init is a board override, which can of course call
> > > cpu_eth_init.
> >
> > What about a section to declare the netdev?
>
> Please, let's not overdo this. The patch as it stands is a huge
> improvement over the current situation.
>
> > In this case we can have more than 2 eth and it more generic.
>
> You can have that now. board_eth_init() can initialize as many
> interfaces as it likes.

Full ack on both statements.

Best regards,
Stefan

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