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SubjectRe: [PATCH net-next] drivers: net: cpsw: make cpsw_ale.c a module to allow re-use on Keystone
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 <m-karicheri2@ti.com>

Acked-by: Mugunthan V N <mugunthanvnm@ti.com>

Will try to test this today/Monday.

Regards
Mugunthan V N


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