It was <2020-08-26 śro 15:06>, when David Laight wrote: > From: Lukasz Stelmach >> Sent: 26 August 2020 15:59 >> >> It was <2020-08-25 wto 20:44>, when Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote: >> > On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 07:03:09PM +0200, Łukasz Stelmach wrote: >> >> ASIX AX88796[1] is a versatile ethernet adapter chip, that can be >> >> connected to a CPU with a 8/16-bit bus or with an SPI. This driver >> >> supports SPI connection. > ... >> >> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/asix/Kconfig >> >> @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ >> >> +# >> >> +# Asix network device configuration >> >> +# >> >> + >> >> +config NET_VENDOR_ASIX >> >> + bool "Asix devices" >> >> + depends on SPI >> >> + help >> >> + If you have a network (Ethernet) interface based on a chip from ASIX, say Y >> > >> > Looks like too long, did it pass checkpatch? >> >> Yes? Let me try again. Yes, this one passed, but I missed a few other >> problems. Thank you. >> >> >> + >> >> +if NET_VENDOR_ASIX >> >> + >> >> +config SPI_AX88796C >> >> + tristate "Asix AX88796C-SPI support" >> >> + depends on SPI >> >> + depends on GPIOLIB >> >> + help >> >> + Say Y here if you intend to attach a Asix AX88796C as SPI mode >> >> + >> >> +endif # NET_VENDOR_ASIX > > There are plenty of other ethernet devices made by ASIX (eg USB ones) > that have nothing at all to do with this driver. > So those questions are too broad. > > The first one should probable be for ASIX SPI network devices. > On the other hand there is only one ASIX SPI network device and there are four other Non-PCI AX88* chips (and that is all I know about them). > (I can't imagine SPI being fast enough to be useful for ethernet...) Not for a file server, sure. It handles clock up to 40MHz and it's meant for systems that cannot handle more than a few MB/s anyway. -- Łukasz Stelmach Samsung R&D Institute Poland Samsung Electronics
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