alx: add a simple AR816x/AR817x device driver
This is a very simple driver, based on the original vendor
driver that Qualcomm/Atheros published/submitted previously,
but reworked to make the code saner. However, it also lost
a number of features (TSO/GSO, VLAN acceleration and multi-
queue support) in the process, as well as debugging support
features I didn't have any use for. The only thing I left
is checksum offload.
More features can obviously be added, but this seemed like
a good start for having a driver in mainline at all.
Johannes Stezenbach has verified that the driver works on
AR8161, I have a AR8171 myself. The E2200 device ID I found
on github in somebody's repository.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig
index 36d6abd..ad6aa1e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig
@@ -67,4 +67,22 @@
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
will be called atl1c.
+config ALX
+ tristate "Qualcomm Atheros AR816x/AR817x support"
+ depends on PCI
+ select CRC32
+ select NET_CORE
+ select MDIO
+ help
+ This driver supports the Qualcomm Atheros L1F ethernet adapter,
+ i.e. the following chipsets:
+
+ 1969:1091 - AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet
+ 1969:1090 - AR8162 Fast Ethernet
+ 1969:10A1 - AR8171 Gigabit Ethernet
+ 1969:10A0 - AR8172 Fast Ethernet
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
+ will be called alx.
+
endif # NET_VENDOR_ATHEROS