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SubjectRe: [PATCH] dpaa2-ethsw: move the DPAA2 Ethernet Switch driver out of staging
> >> Yes, we only support a single bridge.
> >
> > That is a pretty severe restriction for a device of this class. Some
> > of the very simple switches DSA support have a similar restriction,
> > but in general, most do support multiple bridges.
> >
>
> Let me make a distinction here: we do no support multiple bridges on the
> same DPSW object but we do support multiple DPSW objects, each with its
> bridge.
>
>
> > Are there any plans to fix this?
> >
>
> We had some internal discussions on this, the hardware could support
> this kind of further partitioning the switch object but, at the moment,
> the firmware doesn't.

I assume the firmware allows you to create switch objects on the fly?

I think this was discussed a long time ago, but why not create a new
switch object when you need it? That seems like the whole point of
this dynamic hardware design of dpaa2.

Andrew

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