[PATCH 2/6] rename NET to NET_LEGACY

[Simon Glass]

Hi Quentin,

On 2026-04-20T11:36:06, Quentin Schulz <foss+uboot at 0leil.net> wrote:
> rename NET to NET_LEGACY
>
> Highlight that NET really is the legacy networking stack by renaming the
> option to NET_LEGACY.
>
> This requires us to add an SPL_NET_LEGACY alias to SPL_NET as otherwise
> CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(NET_LEGACY) will not work for SPL.
>
> The "depends on !NET_LWIP" for SPL_NET clearly highlights that it is
> using the legacy networking app so this seems fine to do.
>
> This also has the benefit of removing potential confusion on NET being a
> specific networking stack instead of 'any' network stack.
>
> Signed-off-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz at cherry.de>

> diff --git a/doc/develop/bootstd/overview.rst b/doc/develop/bootstd/overview.rst
> @@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ includes the full set of commands, more error messages when things go wrong and
> -several filesystem and network features (if CONFIG_NET is enabled) so that
> +several filesystem and network features (if CONFIG_NET_LEGACY is enabled) so that

Shouldn't this be left alone? Or perhaps restored in patch 4?

BOOTSTD_DEFAULTS selects BOOT_DEFAULTS which enables network commands
conditionally on !NO_NET, meaning any network stack.

> diff --git a/cmd/ufetch.c b/cmd/ufetch.c
> @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int do_ufetch(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
> -                     if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET))
> +                     if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_LEGACY))
>                               printf('Net');

Similar question here.

> diff --git a/board/siemens/iot2050/board.c b/board/siemens/iot2050/board.c
> @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void set_board_info_env(void)
> -     if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET)) {
> +     if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_LEGACY)) {

and here

Regards,
Simon