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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Magnus,<BR>
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The change that broke the lltemac driver was very recent, you should be able to check out a slightly earlier version to avoid the problem.<BR>
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We've been following the migration pattern where drivers advertise platform devices *and* of devices. In ARCH=ppc, only platform devices will ever get created and bound to the driver. In ARCH=powerpc, only of devices will get created and bound.<BR>
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Note that the ARCH=powerpc support is very new (and as evidenced by the bug you found, it hasn't been tested as much)...<BR>
If you have successes (or more failures), we'd appreciate hearing about them.<BR>
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Steve<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: Magnus Hjorth [<A HREF="mailto:mh@omnisys.se">mailto:mh@omnisys.se</A>]<BR>
Sent: Tue 3/4/2008 1:57 AM<BR>
To: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org<BR>
Cc: git<BR>
Subject: Xilinx git tree, LLTemac driver<BR>
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Hi,<BR>
<BR>
I'm trying to compile the Linux kernel from the Xilinx git tree<BR>
(linux-2.6-xlnx) and am having some trouble with the LLTemac driver, having<BR>
to do with MAC address settings.<BR>
<BR>
There seems to be two routines getting the MAC address in different ways.<BR>
The xtenet_probe function tries to access an extern bd_t __res, the type<BR>
bd_t doesn't exist in the powerpc tree which causes the compilation to fail.<BR>
Then there is the xtenet_of_probe function which uses of_get_mac_address.<BR>
<BR>
What confuses me is that both the regular and the OF driver is registered in<BR>
the xtenet_init function, I would have expected it to be either/or.<BR>
<BR>
Can I expect under the powerpc arch and supplying a .dts file, that the<BR>
xtenet_probe function will never be called?<BR>
<BR>
Best regards,<BR>
Magnus<BR>
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