Re: Synopsys Ethernet QoS Driver

[Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@synopsys.com>]

Hi Lars and Peppe,

On 21-11-2016 16:11, Joao Pinto wrote:
> On 21-11-2016 15:43, Lars Persson wrote:
>>
>>
>>> 21 nov. 2016 kl. 16:06 skrev Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@synopsys.com>:
>>>
>>>> On 21-11-2016 14:25, Giuseppe CAVALLARO wrote:
>>>>> On 11/21/2016 2:28 PM, Lars Persson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 21 nov. 2016 kl. 13:53 skrev Giuseppe CAVALLARO <peppe.cavallaro@st.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Joao
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 11/21/2016 1:32 PM, Joao Pinto wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 21-11-2016 05:29, Rayagond Kokatanur wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 19, 2016 at 7:26 PM, Rabin Vincent <rabin@rab.in> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 02:20:27PM +0000, Joao Pinto wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> For now we are interesting in improving the synopsys QoS driver under
>>>>>>>>>> /nect/ethernet/synopsys. For now the driver structure consists of a
>>>>>>>>>> single file
>>>>>>>>>> called dwc_eth_qos.c, containing synopsys ethernet qos common ops and
> 

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>>>>>>
>>>>>> Peppe
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello Joao and others,
>>>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Lars,
>>>
>>>>> As the maintainer of dwc_eth_qos.c I prefer also that we put efforts on the
>>>>> most mature driver, the stmmac.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope that the code can migrate into an ethernet/synopsys folder to keep the
>>>>> convention of naming the folder after the vendor. This makes it easy for
>>>>> others to find the driver.
>>>>>
>>>>> The dwc_eth_qos.c will eventually be removed and its DT binding interface can
>>>>> then be implemented in the stmmac driver.
>>>
>>> So your ideia is to pick the ethernet/stmmac and rename it to ethernet/synopsys
>>> and try to improve the structure and add the missing QoS features to it?
>>
>> Indeed this is what I prefer.
> 
> Ok, it makes sense.
> Just for curiosity the target setup is the following:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V-LB5y2Cos
> but instead of using internal drivers, we desire to use mainline drivers only.
> 
> Thanks!

Regarding this subject, I am thinking of making the following adaption:

a) delete ethernet/synopsys
b) rename ethernet/stmicro/stmmac to ethernet/synopsys

and send you a patch for you to evaluate. Both agree with the approach?
To have a new work base would be important, because I will add to the "new"
structure some missing QoS features like Multichannel support, CBS and later TSN.

Thanks.

> 
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Lars, I will be happy to support all you on this transition
>>>> and I agree on renaming all.
>>>>
>>>> peppe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> - Lars
>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> (See http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/02/29/127)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The former only supports 4.x of the hardware.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The later supports 4.x and 3.x and already has a platform glue driver
>>>>>>>>> with support for several platforms, a PCI glue driver, and a core driver
>>>>>>>>> with several features not present in the former (for example: TX/RX
>>>>>>>>> interrupt coalescing, EEE, PTP).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Have you evaluated both drivers?  Why have you decided to work on the
>>>>>>>>> former rather than the latter?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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