Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] drivers: net: cpsw: make cpsw_ale.c a module to allow re-use on Keystone

From: Mugunthan V N <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 15:26:32 +0530

On Friday 30 January 2015 01:48 PM, Mugunthan V N wrote:
> On Friday 30 January 2015 04:45 AM, Murali Karicheri wrote:
>> NetCP on Keystone has cpsw ale function similar to other TI SoCs
>> and this driver is re-used. To allow both ti cpsw and keystone netcp
>> to re-use the driver, convert the cpsw ale to a module and configure
>> it through Kconfig option CONFIG_TI_CPSW_ALE. Currently it is statically
>> linked to both TI CPSW and NetCP and this causes issues when the above
>> drivers are built as dynamic modules. This patch addresses this issue
>>
>> While at it, fix the Makefile and code to build both netcp_core and
>> netcp_ethss as dynamic modules. This is needed to support arm allmodconfig.
>> This also requires exporting of API calls provided by netcp_core so that
>> both the above can be dynamic modules.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Murali Karicheri <[email-masked]>
> 
> Acked-by: Mugunthan V N <[email-masked]>
> 
> Will try to test this today/Monday.
> 
> 

I have tested this on DRA7 platform and passed tested ping.

Tested-by: Mugunthan V N <[email-masked]>

Regards
Mugunthan V N