[U-Boot] [PATCH] net: axi_ethernet: Add driver to u-boot

Mike Frysinger vapier at gentoo.org
Tue Mar 1 09:18:12 CET 2011


On Tuesday, March 01, 2011 03:00:47 Michal Simek wrote:
> If both functions should return 0 then any code should check it and all
> others drivers should be fixed.

i agree, but that doesnt mean new code should knowingly be left broken

> > the init func is a special beast -- it returns the # of devices
> > registered, not "1 is success".
> 
> Where is it written?

atm, only the mailing list.  i have a local patch that i havent gotten around 
to pushing up yet for the README.drivers.eth.

> ep93xx_eth.c returns also 1.
> Anyway if is number of registered devices, "1" should means one registered
> device. If zero means one registered device then please point me to that
> documentation.

the change hasnt been ported to all drivers yet.  but new drivers should be 
doing it as i described.

also, you should change the "hang()" to "return 0" in the init func.
-mike
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