[PATCHv3 1/2] ARM: exynos_defconfig: Enable rtl8152 ethernet driver for Odroid-XU4

[Anand Moon]

Hi Arnd,

On 8 October 2015 at 20:11, Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de> wrote:
> On Thursday 08 October 2015 11:27:13 Sjoerd Simons wrote:
>> On Thu, 2015-10-08 at 10:37 +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> > On Thursday 08 October 2015 16:46:27 Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> > > On 08.10.2015 16:41, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> > > > On Thursday 08 October 2015 03:48:36 Anand Moon wrote:
>> > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/exynos_defconfig
>> > > > > b/arch/arm/configs/exynos_defconfig
>> > > > > index 1ff2bfa..5d1937b 100644
>> > > > > --- a/arch/arm/configs/exynos_defconfig
>> > > > > +++ b/arch/arm/configs/exynos_defconfig
>> > > > > @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=y
>> > > > >  CONFIG_DM_CRYPT=m
>> > > > >  CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
>> > > > >  CONFIG_SMSC911X=y
>> > > > > +CONFIG_USB_RTL8152=y
>> > > > >  CONFIG_USB_USBNET=y
>> > > > >  CONFIG_USB_NET_SMSC75XX=y
>> > > > >  CONFIG_USB_NET_SMSC95XX=y
>> > > >
>> > > > Can we make that a loadable module for multi_v7_defconfig?
>> > >
>> > > What about nfsroot boots? We were discussing this also here:
>> > > http://linux-arm-kernel.infradead.narkive.com/lG5g4hrB/patch-arm-mu
>> > > lti-v7-defconfig-enable-usb3503
>> > >
>> > > and actually I would be happy to see a confirmed policy about that.
>> > > Everything should be a module for multi_v7?
>> >
>> > We try to make as much as possible modular here, and NFS root is a
>> > corner
>> > case: it's possible to do NFS root with an initramfs, but it's easier
>> > not
>> > to. Is it something you do a lot on this hardware?
>>
>> It's a workflow thing though, not a hardware specific thing. I
>> personally tend to use NFS root quite often and so do various
>> colleagues irrespective of the hardware (and an XU4 is bound to appear
>> on my desk someday).
>>
>> Now I personally really don't mind whether NFS root requires a ramdisk
>> or not (though some consistency would be nice). However deciding it on
>> a per device basis just makes everything quite fuzzy (e.g. my recent
>> rockchip multi_v7 patchset first ended up in a similar discussion,
>> though v2 was merged without further comments when I indicated in the
>> cover letter that i used the NFS root use-case as one of the deciding
>> factors for y vs. m).
>>
>> It would be really good to see someone put their foot down on the
>> general policy (e.g. the arm-soc maintainers?), such that this
>> discussion doesn't need to happen every time
>
> Yes, agreed, that what I'm trying to do here ;-)
>
> I realize that building things as modules is a hassle, it is so for
> some things more than for others, so I keep asking the question
> to everyone to find out what a good balance is to make as much as
> possible modules without hurting too much.
>
> Once we have a firm policy in place, we should probably change all
> the existing symbols.
>
>         Arnd

As long as we use correct exynos5422-odroidxu4.dtb is used in the
boot.scr/boot.ini ethernet come up,
build and tested using CONFIG_USB_RTL8152=m using multi_v7_defconfig.

Not sure what is the policy for NFS booting.

Do you want CONFIG_USB_RTL8152 to be build as module in
exynos/multi_v7_defconfig.

-Anand Moon