[PATCH 00/39] mv643xx_eth: complete overhaul

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To: Dale Farnsworth <dale@...>
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Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 7:02 am

This patch set completely overhauls the mv643xx_eth driver.

The most important change is probably the eradication of the hardware
abstraction layer code in the driver, but there's also a bunch of new
features, such as initial steps towards multiple RX/TX queues and TX
bandwidth control (global and per queue), proper support for newer
mv643xx_eth versions (where some of the registers have moved around a
bit), and support for operation without a PHY, e.g. in cases where the
ethernet port is directly (over (R)GMII) connected to an ethernet
switch chip.

Any feedback appreciated.

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[PATCH 00/39] mv643xx_eth: complete overhaul, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
[PATCH 29/39] mv643xx_eth: general cleanup, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
Re: [PATCH 29/39] mv643xx_eth: general cleanup, Dale Farnsworth, (Thu Jun 5, 8:33 am)
Re: [PATCH 29/39] mv643xx_eth: general cleanup, Lennert Buytenhek, (Fri Jun 6, 4:24 am)
Re: [PATCH 29/39] mv643xx_eth: general cleanup, Dale Farnsworth, (Fri Jun 6, 6:59 am)
[PATCH 19/39] mv643xx_eth: kill -&gt;rx_resource_err, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
Re: [PATCH 19/39] mv643xx_eth: kill -&gt;rx_resource_err, Dale Farnsworth, (Thu Jun 5, 7:48 am)
[PATCH 10/39] mv643xx_eth: clarify irq masking and unmasking, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
[PATCH 02/39] mv643xx_eth: trim unnecessary includes, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
Re: [PATCH 02/39] mv643xx_eth: trim unnecessary includes, Dale Farnsworth, (Thu Jun 5, 7:02 am)
Re: [PATCH 02/39] mv643xx_eth: trim unnecessary includes, Lennert Buytenhek, (Fri Jun 6, 4:18 am)
Re: [PATCH 02/39] mv643xx_eth: trim unnecessary includes, Dale Farnsworth, (Fri Jun 6, 6:55 am)
[PATCH 03/39] mv643xx_eth: shorten reg names, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
[PATCH 18/39] mv643xx_eth: kill superfluous comments, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
Re: [PATCH 18/39] mv643xx_eth: kill superfluous comments, Dale Farnsworth, (Thu Jun 5, 8:03 am)
Re: [PATCH 03/39] mv643xx_eth: shorten reg names, Dale Farnsworth, (Thu Jun 5, 7:21 am)
[PATCH 12/39] mv643xx_eth: get rid of RX_BUF_OFFSET, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
Re: [PATCH 12/39] mv643xx_eth: get rid of RX_BUF_OFFSET, Dale Farnsworth, (Thu Jun 5, 7:37 am)
[PATCH 11/39] mv643xx_eth: move PHY wait defines into callers, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
[PATCH 09/39] mv643xx_eth: remove unused DESC_SIZE define, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
[PATCH 27/39] mv643xx_eth: split out tx queue state, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
[PATCH 26/39] mv643xx_eth: split out rx queue state, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
Re: [PATCH 26/39] mv643xx_eth: split out rx queue state, Dale Farnsworth, (Thu Jun 5, 8:39 am)
Re: [PATCH 27/39] mv643xx_eth: split out tx queue state, Dale Farnsworth, (Thu Jun 5, 8:09 am)
[PATCH 32/39] mv643xx_eth: allow multiple TX queues, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
Re: [PATCH 32/39] mv643xx_eth: allow multiple TX queues, Dale Farnsworth, (Thu Jun 5, 8:41 am)
[PATCH 31/39] mv643xx_eth: allow multiple RX queues, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
Re: [PATCH 31/39] mv643xx_eth: allow multiple RX queues, Dale Farnsworth, (Thu Jun 5, 8:35 am)
[PATCH 33/39] mv643xx_eth: work around TX hang hardware issue, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
[PATCH 23/39] mv643xx_eth: kill FUNC_RET_STATUS/pkt_info, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
[PATCH 30/39] mv643xx_eth: add tx rate control, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
Re: [PATCH 30/39] mv643xx_eth: add tx rate control, Dale Farnsworth, (Thu Jun 5, 8:51 am)
[PATCH 36/39] mv643xx_eth: be more agressive about RX refill, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
[PATCH 38/39] mv643xx_eth: add PHY-less mode, Lennert Buytenhek, (Tue Jun 3, 7:02 am)
Re: [PATCH 38/39] mv643xx_eth: add PHY-less mode, Dale Farnsworth, (Thu Jun 5, 8:49 am)