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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt | 33 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h | 2 |
2 files changed, 32 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt b/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt index f9fa6db40a5..8efe0b3c8b8 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt @@ -326,6 +326,35 @@ To enter in Tx LPI mode the driver needs to have a software timer that enable and disable the LPI mode when there is nothing to be transmitted. -7) TODO: +7) Extended descriptors +The extended descriptors give us information about the receive Ethernet payload +when it is carrying PTP packets or TCP/UDP/ICMP over IP. +These are not available on GMAC Synopsys chips older than the 3.50. +At probe time the driver will decide if these can be actually used. +This support also is mandatory for PTPv2 because the extra descriptors 6 and 7 +are used for saving the hardware timestamps. + +8) Precision Time Protocol (PTP) +The driver supports the IEEE 1588-2002, Precision Time Protocol (PTP), +which enables precise synchronization of clocks in measurement and +control systems implemented with technologies such as network +communication. + +In addition to the basic timestamp features mentioned in IEEE 1588-2002 +Timestamps, new GMAC cores support the advanced timestamp features. +IEEE 1588-2008 that can be enabled when configure the Kernel. + +9) SGMII/RGMII supports +New GMAC devices provide own way to manage RGMII/SGMII. +This information is available at run-time by looking at the +HW capability register. This means that the stmmac can manage +auto-negotiation and link status w/o using the PHYLIB stuff +In fact, the HW provides a subset of extended registers to +restart the ANE, verify Full/Half duplex mode and Speed. +Also thanks to these registers it is possible to look at the +Auto-negotiated Link Parter Ability. + +10) TODO: o XGMAC is not supported. - o Add the PTP - precision time protocol + o Complete the TBI & RTBI support. + o extened VLAN support for 3.70a SYNP GMAC. diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h index 52002e7c59a..75f997b467a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ #define __STMMAC_H__ #define STMMAC_RESOURCE_NAME "stmmaceth" -#define DRV_MODULE_VERSION "Nov_2012" +#define DRV_MODULE_VERSION "March_2013" #include <linux/clk.h> #include <linux/stmmac.h> |