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SubjectRe: Forked android kernel development from linux kernel mainline
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On Friday 12 November 2010 04:15:56 Roland Dreier wrote:
> > > > Isn't the openwrt stuff just drivers and some arch specific code?
> > > > Nothing that is core infrastructure, and nothing preventing them
> > > > from submitting the drivers and arch code if they want to, right?
> > >
> > > Actually openwrt has some core infrastructure for managing (ethernet)
> > > switches as extra-fancy multiport PHYs. That means that all the
> > > drivers in openwrt for the typical 5-8 port switches in home routers
> > > don't really apply to mainline.
> >
> > Why not? Those switches _ARE_ extra-fancy multiport PHYs. And AFAICT
> > we have no support for this stuff in mainline at all.
> >
> > So where is the problem ?
>
> There's no real problem. I was just pointing out that the openwrt
> switch stuff actually does have some core infrastructure that mainline
> is missing. ie openwrt is not just drivers and arch code.
>
> But yes I agree mainline should really do a better job of supporting
> ethernet switches, and clearly openwrt has the most real-world
> experience with implementing that.

We are in the process of cleaning up that code and hope to submit for review
within the next few weeks.
--
Florian


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