* [PATH 2.6.33 2/3] net: Kconfig change for Micrel KSZ884X driver
@ 2010-01-16 3:04 Ha, Tristram
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From: Ha, Tristram @ 2010-01-16 3:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dave Miller; +Cc: netdev, linux-kernel
From: Tristram Ha <Tristram.Ha@micrel.com>
Add Micrel KSZ8841/KSZ8842 PCI Ethernet chip support.
Some users like to use KSZ8842 switch to run Spanning Tree Protocol. As a result a hardware STP support was implemented so that the host does not waste CPU time forwarding each and every packet.
Signed-off-by: Tristram Ha <Tristram.Ha@micrel.com>
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diff -uprN linux-2.6.33-rc3.old/drivers/net/Kconfig linux-2.6.33-rc3.new/drivers/net/Kconfig
--- linux-2.6.33-rc3.old/drivers/net/Kconfig 2010-01-05 16:02:46.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.33-rc3.new/drivers/net/Kconfig 2010-01-13 12:17:42.000000000 -0800
@@ -1368,6 +1368,27 @@ config AC3200
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
will be called ac3200.
+config KSZ884X_PCI
+ tristate "Micrel KSZ8841/2 PCI"
+ depends on NET_PCI && PCI
+ select MII
+ select CRC32
+ help
+ This PCI driver is for Micrel KSZ8841/KSZ8842 PCI Ethernet chip.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
+ will be called ksz884x.
+
+config KSZ8842_STP
+ bool "STP support"
+ depends on KSZ884X_PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+ help
+ This enables a feature to aid KSZ8842 running Spanning Tree Protocol.
+ To actually use it pass the stp=1 parameter to the driver.
+
+ This feature is experimental and may not work correctly compared to
+ the Linux bridge using STP.
+
config APRICOT
tristate "Apricot Xen-II on board Ethernet"
depends on NET_PCI && ISA
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