Messages in this thread | | | From | Roland Dreier <> | Subject | Re: Forked android kernel development from linux kernel mainline | Date | Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:15:56 -0800 |
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> > > Isn't the openwrt stuff just drivers and some arch specific code? > > > Nothing that is core infrastructure, and nothing preventing them from > > > submitting the drivers and arch code if they want to, right? > > > > Actually openwrt has some core infrastructure for managing (ethernet) > > switches as extra-fancy multiport PHYs. That means that all the drivers > > in openwrt for the typical 5-8 port switches in home routers don't > > really apply to mainline. > > Why not? Those switches _ARE_ extra-fancy multiport PHYs. And AFAICT > we have no support for this stuff in mainline at all. > > So where is the problem ?
There's no real problem. I was just pointing out that the openwrt switch stuff actually does have some core infrastructure that mainline is missing. ie openwrt is not just drivers and arch code.
But yes I agree mainline should really do a better job of supporting ethernet switches, and clearly openwrt has the most real-world experience with implementing that.
- R.
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