From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261714AbVG1Qs7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:48:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261706AbVG1QrP (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:47:15 -0400 Received: from hera.kernel.org ([209.128.68.125]:18342 "EHLO hera.kernel.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261703AbVG1QpF (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:45:05 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Stephen Hemminger Subject: Re: driver for Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express Gigabit LAN Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:45:14 -0700 Organization: OSDL Message-ID: <20050728094514.6ed25d12@localhost.localdomain> References: <42E8CD48.7090008@gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: build.pdx.osdl.net 1122569095 31981 10.8.0.74 (28 Jul 2005 16:44:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@osdl.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:44:55 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Sylpheed-Claws 1.9.11 (GTK+ 2.6.7; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:19:20 +0100 Daniel Drake wrote: > Hi Alexander, > > Alexander Fieroch wrote: > > Alexander Fieroch wrote: > > > >> http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/lan/marvell/8053/8053_others2.zip > > > > > > Oh, that driver is very old. Here is the latest one which is > > working with the current kernel: > > > > http://www.syskonnect.de/syskonnect/support/driver/htm/sk9elin.htm > > > > Could you please integrate it to the kernel? > > Syskonnect's latest changes to the sk98lin driver do not adhere to > Linux coding standards -- they have basically crammed two drivers > into one in an ugly fashion. It won't be included in the mainline > kernel in this form. > > Part of sk98lin has been rewritten as skge (this supports the Yukon- > based PCI adapters) which will be included in 2.6.13. > > In order to support the newer Yukon-II (PCI express) adapters in an > acceptable fashion, a new driver will need to be written, skge-style. > I don't think this is in development just yet. Perhaps you could try > contacting Syskonnect/Marvell yourself to get them to help out > developing a driver fit for inclusion. > I am working on a sky2 driver modeled on skge. It is taking baby steps now.