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From: Francois Romieu <romieu@cogenit.fr>
To: Chris Wedgwood <cw@f00f.org>
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Subject: Re: [RFC] Configuring synchronous interfaces in Linux
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Chris Wedgwood <cw@f00f.org> ?crit :
[...]
> o across different networks cards -- I've been thinking about it of
> late as I had to battle with this earlier this week; depending on
> what network card you use, you need different magic incarnations to
> do the above.
> 
> A standard interface is really needed; unless anyone objects I may
> look at drafting something up -- but it will require some input if it
> is not to look completely Ethernet centric.

Regarding the clocking issue, synchronous interfaces need to know wether
the signal is externally provided or internally generated. The latter
implies to set the frequency too.

-- 
Ueimor
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