[PATCH] net: add calxeda xgmac ethernet driver

[Grant Likely]

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Rob Herring <robherring2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Rob Herring <rob.herring at calxeda.com>
>
> Add support for the XGMAC 10Gb ethernet device in the Calxeda Highbank
> SOC.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <rob.herring at calxeda.com>

Sinker question: is this a driver for an entirely new GMAC device
(designed from scratch) or is it based on an existing IP block?

> +/**
> + * xgmac_init - Entry point for the driver
> + * Description: This function is the entry point for the driver.
> + */
> +static int __init xgmac_init(void)
> +{
> +       return platform_driver_register(&xgmac_driver);
> +}
> +module_init(xgmac_init);
> +
> +/**
> + * xgmac_cleanup_module - Cleanup routine for the driver
> + * Description: This function is the cleanup routine for the driver.
> + */
> +static void __exit xgmac_exit(void)
> +{
> +       platform_driver_unregister(&xgmac_driver);
> +}
> +module_exit(xgmac_exit);

You can drop some boilerplate with module_platform_driver() now.

g.