RE: [microblaze-uclinux] xilinx sp305 board

[Paul Hartke <phartke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can DMA be used in that configuration?  Otherwise, ethernet performance will
likely be poor.

Quoting Wlovell <wlovell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> The SMSC 91C111, can be accessed as a memory device, so just use the EMC
> IP,
> The Suzuka board uses the very same part.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Hartke [mailto:phartke@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 14:09 PM
> To: microblaze-uclinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; e.stiebler
> Cc: microblaze-uclinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [microblaze-uclinux] xilinx sp305 board
>
> I think you are on your own for the SMSC part.  That's the nice part
> about
> the Xilinx IP Ethernet controller--it just works in Microblaze uclinux.
> While it might be conceptually nice to have the Ethernet MAC off chip,
> its
> not clear to me what hardware IP would be used to access it.
>
> Paul
>
> Quoting "e.stiebler" <emu@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Paul Hartke wrote:
> > > If the board supports EDK Base System Builder, then there is really
> > nothing
> > > to port--
> >
> > It is from Xilinx, so it should better support the EDK ;-)
> >
> > >it should just work.  Use Jason Wu's great tutorial on the webpage
> > >for the mechanics.  Even though it specifically targets ml401, there
> > >is  nothing that different for other boards.
> >
> > There is a small difference. Xilinx finally came to senses, and put
> > also an SMSC 91c111 Phy on it, so one doesn't need the Ethernet IP on
> it..
> >
> > Cheers
> > ___________________________
>

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