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Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] Marvell switch 6131 and the DSA driver
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On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Kfir Lavi <lavi.kfir@gmail.com> wrote:
> =A0 =A0--- Distributed Switch Architecture support
> =A0 =A0[*] =A0 Marvell 88E6060 ethernet switch chip support
> =A0 =A0[*] =A0 Marvell 88E6131 ethernet switch chip support
> =A0 =A0[*] =A0 Marvell 88E6123/6161/6165 ethernet switch chip support
>
> I have an evaluation board from Marvell that connects for now via USB.
> lsusb shows the switch, but the kernel don't activate the DSA driver
> for this switch.
> Reading the drivers code, I see just mentioning of mii_bus.
> It seems that the kernel doesn't make the connection between the
> device found on the USB bus, and the DSA driver in the kernel.
> There are usb wireless dongles, so I assume the kernel know how
> to handle network hardware on top USB.
> Can someone help me understand this?

mii is a bus between a network controller ("mac") and one or more phy chips=
,
to manage link properties.

do you have a manual for the board? what does it say about what you can
do with the usb link?


Manuel