Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of newport

Timestamp:

11/30/2017 06:38:17 PM (8 years ago)

Author:

Tim Harvey

Comment:

added kernel configuration notes

newport

@@ -205 +205 @@
 ||= Feature =||= Support =||= Notes =||
 || [wiki:multicoreprocessing SMP]  || Yes || || 
-|| [wiki:serial] UART || Yes || ||      
-|| I2C || Yes (4.9+) || 
-|| Networking MAC (thunderx_bgx) || Yes (4.2+) ||       
-|| Networking PHY (thunder_xcv)  || Yes (4.9+) ||       
-|| PCI || Yes (4.6+) ||
-|| SPI || Yes (4.9+) || 
-|| [wiki:MultiMediaCard MultiMediaCard] eMMC / microSD || Yes (4.12+) ||        
+|| [wiki:serial] UART || Yes || ||
+|| I2C || Yes (4.9+) || ||
+|| Networking MAC (thunderx_bgx) || Yes (4.2+) || ||
+|| Networking PHY (thunder_xcv)  || Yes (4.9+) || ||    
+|| PCI || Yes (4.6+) || ||
+|| SPI || Yes (4.9+) || ||
+|| [wiki:MultiMediaCard MultiMediaCard] eMMC / microSD || Yes (4.12+) || ||
 || HW RNG (Hardware Random Number Generator) || Yes (4.9+) || ||
 || HW Compressions offload || Yes (4.12+) || ||
@@ -221 +221 @@
 || [wiki:canbus CAN bus] || Yes || ||
 
+The following kernel configs should be enabled for the OCTEON-TX:
+* MMC_CAVIUM_THUNDERX - MMC
+* EDAC_THUNDERX - Error Detection and Correction (works with 'edac-util' app from 'edac-utils' package)
+* GPIO_THUNDERX - General Purpose I/O
+* SPI_THUNDERX - SPI Controller
+* I2C_THUNDERX - I2C Controller
+* THUNDERX_NIC_VF - NIC virtual function
+* THUNDERX_NIC_PF - NIC physical function
+* THUNDERX_NIC_BGX - Network Controller (selects MDIO_CAVIUM/MDIO_THUNDERX)
+* THUNDERX_NIC_RGX - RGMII Network Controller (selects MDIO_CAVIUM/MDIO_THUNDERX)
+* PCI_HOST_THUNDER_PEM - PCI host controller
+* PCI_HOST_THUNDER_ECAM - Enhanced Configuration Access Mechanism for PCIe memory mapped I/O
+* ARM_SBSA_WATCHDOG - ARMv8 Watchdog
+
 For details on building a Linux kernel see [wiki:linux/kernel here]