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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt | 48 |
1 files changed, 37 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt b/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt index 7ee770b5ef5f..80a7a3454902 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This is the driver for the MAC 10/100/1000 on-chip Ethernet controllers (Synopsys IP blocks); it has been fully tested on STLinux platforms. Currently this network device driver is for all STM embedded MAC/GMAC -(7xxx SoCs). +(7xxx SoCs). Other platforms start using it i.e. ARM SPEAr. DWC Ether MAC 10/100/1000 Universal version 3.41a and DWC Ether MAC 10/100 Universal version 4.0 have been used for developing the first code @@ -95,9 +95,14 @@ Several information came from the platform; please refer to the driver's Header file in include/linux directory. struct plat_stmmacenet_data { - int bus_id; - int pbl; - int has_gmac; + int bus_id; + int pbl; + int clk_csr; + int has_gmac; + int enh_desc; + int tx_coe; + int bugged_jumbo; + int pmt; void (*fix_mac_speed)(void *priv, unsigned int speed); void (*bus_setup)(unsigned long ioaddr); #ifdef CONFIG_STM_DRIVERS @@ -114,6 +119,12 @@ Where: registers (on STM platforms); - has_gmac: GMAC core is on board (get it at run-time in the next step); - bus_id: bus identifier. +- tx_coe: core is able to perform the tx csum in HW. +- enh_desc: if sets the MAC will use the enhanced descriptor structure. +- clk_csr: CSR Clock range selection. +- bugged_jumbo: some HWs are not able to perform the csum in HW for + over-sized frames due to limited buffer sizes. Setting this + flag the csum will be done in SW on JUMBO frames. struct plat_stmmacphy_data { int bus_id; @@ -131,13 +142,28 @@ Where: - interface: physical MII interface mode; - phy_reset: hook to reset HW function. +SOURCES: +- Kconfig +- Makefile +- stmmac_main.c: main network device driver; +- stmmac_mdio.c: mdio functions; +- stmmac_ethtool.c: ethtool support; +- stmmac_timer.[ch]: timer code used for mitigating the driver dma interrupts + Only tested on ST40 platforms based. +- stmmac.h: private driver structure; +- common.h: common definitions and VFTs; +- descs.h: descriptor structure definitions; +- dwmac1000_core.c: GMAC core functions; +- dwmac1000_dma.c: dma functions for the GMAC chip; +- dwmac1000.h: specific header file for the GMAC; +- dwmac100_core: MAC 100 core and dma code; +- dwmac100_dma.c: dma funtions for the MAC chip; +- dwmac1000.h: specific header file for the MAC; +- dwmac_lib.c: generic DMA functions shared among chips +- enh_desc.c: functions for handling enhanced descriptors +- norm_desc.c: functions for handling normal descriptors + TODO: -- Continue to make the driver more generic and suitable for other Synopsys - Ethernet controllers used on other architectures (i.e. ARM). -- 10G controllers are not supported. -- MAC uses Normal descriptors and GMAC uses enhanced ones. - This is a limit that should be reviewed. MAC could want to - use the enhanced structure. -- Checksumming: Rx/Tx csum is done in HW in case of GMAC only. +- XGMAC controller is not supported. - Review the timer optimisation code to use an embedded device that seems to be available in new chip generations. |