RE: [PATCH net-next 00/18] Add Gigabit Ethernet driver support

[Biju Das <biju.das.jz@bp.renesas.com>]

Hi Sergei,

Thanks for the feedback.

> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 00/18] Add Gigabit Ethernet driver support
> 
> On 7/22/21 5:13 PM, Biju Das wrote:
> 
> > The DMAC and EMAC blocks of Gigabit Ethernet IP is almost similar to
> Ethernet AVB.
> >
> > The Gigabit Etherner IP consists of Ethernet controller (E-MAC),
> Internal TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) and Dedicated Direct memory access
> controller (DMAC).
> >
> > With few changes in driver, we can support Gigabit ethernet driver as
> well.
> >
> > This patch series is aims to support the same
> >
> > RFC->V1
> >   * Incorporated feedback from Andrew, Sergei, Geert and Prabhakar
> >   *
> > https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpatc
> > hwork.kernel.org%2Fproject%2Flinux-renesas-soc%2Flist%2F%3Fseries%3D51
> > 5525&data=04%7C01%7Cbiju.das.jz%40bp.renesas.com%7Cb01d51eb4442476
> > 149d608d94d52d7c9%7C53d82571da1947e49cb4625a166a4a2a%7C0%7C0%7C6376258
> > 40484693261%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMz
> > IiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=M6biLbregS1y2R%2BMNb
> > b5PRRvgQxympZfHZkbuH0ZrXI%3D&reserved=0
> >
> > Biju Das (18):
> >   dt-bindings: net: renesas,etheravb: Document Gigabit Ethernet IP
> >   drivers: clk: renesas: rzg2l-cpg: Add support to handle MUX clocks
> >   drivers: clk: renesas: r9a07g044-cpg: Add ethernet clock sources
> >   drivers: clk: renesas: r9a07g044-cpg: Add GbEthernet clock/reset
> 
> 
>    It's not a good idea to have the patch to the defferent subsystems
> lumped all together in a single series...
> 
> >   ravb: Replace chip type with a structure for driver data
> 
>    I was expecting some real changes on how the gen2/3 diff. features in
> this patch, but I only saw new info having no real changes where they were
> needed and having the changes that did not need to be converted yet...
>    Anwyay, I have stopped here for today.

This patch is a preparation patch. On the subsequent patches[1] [2] and [3] you will see the real hw changes wr.to gen2/gen3. Feature bit is not added in this patch, but on the subsequent patches. I believe you haven't reviewed that patches yet.

PTP feature and the diff between gen2/gen3
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[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-renesas-soc/patch/20210722141351.13668-7-biju.das.jz@bp.renesas.com/


Features specific to R-Car Gen3
--------------------------------
[2] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-renesas-soc/patch/20210722141351.13668-8-biju.das.jz@bp.renesas.com/


R-Car common features
---------------------

[3] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-renesas-soc/patch/20210722141351.13668-9-biju.das.jz@bp.renesas.com/

There is a review comment for making smaller changes. 
what do you recommend after going through [1],[2] and [3]. 
Please let us know.

Regards,
Biju


> 
> >   ravb: Factorise ptp feature
> >   ravb: Add features specific to R-Car Gen3
> >   ravb: Add R-Car common features
> >   ravb: Factorise ravb_ring_free function
> >   ravb: Factorise ravb_ring_format function
> >   ravb: Factorise ravb_ring_init function
> >   ravb: Factorise {emac,dmac} init function
> >   ravb: Factorise ravb_rx function
> >   ravb: Factorise ravb_adjust_link function
> >   ravb: Factorise ravb_set_features
> >   ravb: Add reset support
> >   ravb: Add GbEthernet driver support
> >   arm64: dts: renesas: r9a07g044: Add GbEther nodes
> >
> [...]
> 
> MBR, Sergei