Re: [PATCH] net: add QCA alx Ethernet driver

From: "Huang, Xiong" <redacted>
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:11:14 +0000

We understand your concern.  To support the new chipset, do you
think it's reasonable to upstream it as a new driver, not a
replacement ?

It depends upon how similar the chips are.

To be honest tg3, as one example, supports quite a large array of
different pieces of hardware that use the same logical core.

So that would be my litmus test about how different a chip needs
to be to deserve an entirely new driver.

I strongly suggest you try to get atl1c working properly.