Dear Robin Theunis,
In message CAMeaXtydvu2yd3Bxr7ny0v+uLMKp0Dzhapxzdt7t1FY7pkKB0g@mail.gmail.com you wrote:
I have a little problem. I need to access the eth_receive function in my standalone application. The U-boot version is 1.3.3 (I know it is old but it is a requirement).
eth_receive is (intentionally) not an exported interface for standalone applications.
Is this a dummy problem? Or something else?
It's policy. Keep in mind that standalone applications allow youto create proprietary code. We accept that this is sometimes needed or evenuseful, so we provide a mechanism for it, on the other hand we strongly discourage closed source software, so we intentionally provide not too much of the U-Boot features to such code.
If you write Free Software, then just link it with the U-Boot image (and distribut eit under GPL). If you write proprietary software, then please implement your own, proprietary network drivers and network stack as well.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk