[PATCH 1/2 v3] fs_enet/mii-fec.c: fix MII speed calculation

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Fri Jul 17 07:21:29 EST 2009


Dear Grant Likely,

In message <fa686aa40907151017n76524708tdb028689adad4b5f at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Wolfgang Denk<wd at denx.de> wrote:
> > The MII speed calculation was based on the CPU clock (ppc_proc_freq),
> > but for MPC512x we must use the bus clock instead.
> >
> > This patch makes it use the correct clock and makes sure we don't
> > clobber reserved bits in the MII_SPEED register.
...
> Drop the common code bit.  The 5200 and 5121 are different devices and
> it is a tiny bit of code.  I don't think there is any benefit to
> having it as a common function.  Just roll the get_mii_speed function
> in the mii-fec driver itself.

I don't like to see the code repeated - it makes maintenance harder
and increases the memory footprint. But if you like it that way I'll
do that.

> Also, this patch can be quite a bit simpler if you use the .data
> pointer in the drivers match table to specify the function used to
> return the bus clock speed.  Something like this:

OK, will do that, too.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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