Re: [ethmac] first topics

["Damjan Lampret" <lampret@opencores.org>]

> >Microcode is not available. But I am not talking about microcode. I mean
> >linux driver that talks to the EthernetMAC part of CPM of MPC8xx.
>
> My understanding is that the driver talks to the processor in the CPM
through
> the dual port memory, and the communications processor manages the actual
> hardware. Perhaps I am confusing this with they way that they handle ATM.
>

You are completely right. Perhaps we can use similar interface (registers
that are in case of MPC8xx in DPRAM).

>
> In any case I don't really care much which one is chosen, let's just pick
> one and
> get on with it. There are several commercially available devices which
have
> well ]
> documented interfaces.

I agree.

>
> Does anyone else have any preferences?

Not really (well I know MPC8xx - thats why I mentioned it). ;-)

>
> Kent
>

regards, Damjan