kernel-ark/drivers/staging/silicom
Randy Dunlap 8fb0aebddf staging: fix silicom dependencies and build errors
Fix kconfig dependencies in silicom.  Fixes these build errors:

ERROR: "init_net" [drivers/staging/silicom/bypasslib/bypass.ko] undefined!
ERROR: "register_netdevice_notifier" [drivers/staging/silicom/bpctl_mod.ko] undefined!
ERROR: "unregister_netdevice_notifier" [drivers/staging/silicom/bpctl_mod.ko] undefined!
ERROR: "init_net" [drivers/staging/silicom/bpctl_mod.ko] undefined!
ERROR: "netdev_info" [drivers/net/mii.ko] undefined!
ERROR: "netif_carrier_on" [drivers/net/mii.ko] undefined!
ERROR: "netif_carrier_off" [drivers/net/mii.ko] undefined!

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2012-09-21 08:56:40 -07:00
..
bypasslib Staging: silicom: minor cleanup: remove unused define 2012-09-11 14:31:52 -07:00
bits.h
bp_ioctl.h Staging: silicom: minor cleanup: remove unused define 2012-09-11 14:31:52 -07:00
bp_mod.c Staging: silicom: bp_mod.c: checkpatch cleanups: C99 comments 2012-09-19 09:24:10 +01:00
bp_mod.h Staging: silicom: bp_mod.h: checkpatch tab and space cleanup 2012-09-17 05:37:56 -07:00
bp_proc.c Staging: silicom: remove S_IWOTH from proc declaration 2012-09-12 09:43:45 -07:00
bypass.h Staging: silicom: bypass.h: checkpatch whitespace 2012-09-17 05:37:57 -07:00
Kconfig staging: fix silicom dependencies and build errors 2012-09-21 08:56:40 -07:00
libbp_sd.h Staging: silicom: checkpatch cleanup: header file whitespace 2012-09-17 05:37:57 -07:00
Makefile
README
TODO Staging: silicom: Force depend on module 2012-09-10 11:19:34 -07:00

Theory of Operation:

The Silicom Bypass Network Interface Cards (NICs) are network cards with paired ports (2 or 4). 
The pairs either act as a "wire" allowing the network packets to pass or insert the device in 
between the two ports.  When paired with the on-board hardware watchdog or other failsafe, 
they provide high availability for the network in the face of software outages or maintenance.

The software requirements are for a kernel level driver that interfaces with the bypass and watchdog,
as well as for control software. User control can be either the provided standalone executable 
(/bin/bpctl) or the API exposed by the Silicom library.