On Mon, Dec 04, 2006 at 10:27:52AM -0800, Dan Nicolaescu wrote:

> > > The Opencores Ethernet Controller is Verilog code that can be used to
> > > implement an Ethernet device in hardware. It needs to be coupled with
> > > a PHY and some buffer memory. Because of that devices that implement
> > > this controller can be very different. The code here tries to support
> > > that by having some parameters that need to be defined at compile
> > > time.
> > 
> > Considering this, why don't you make it a platform driver?
> 
> I didn't know about "platform drivers" before your mail. I guess I
> could convert it to that if that is the right thing to do. 

I definitely think so.  Check the ep93xx_eth driver for an example.


> (It might be an overkill given that the device is kind of simple and
> embedded people prefer small code...)

..until someone decides that he wants to build a design with two of
these ethernet cores instead of just one, at which point the entire
"Let's use #defines for everything" plan breaks down badly.


> Any comments on the driver itself? 

Sorry, no, I didn't look at it.
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