Messages in this thread | | | From | Stefan Roese <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 4/5] Convert PowerPC MPC i2c to of_platform_driver from platform_driver | Date | Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:04:16 +0100 |
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On Thursday 20 December 2007, David Gibson wrote: > On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 11:41:44PM -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > Convert MPC i2c driver from being a platform_driver to an open > > firmware version. Error returns were improved. Routine names were > > changed from fsl_ to mpc_ to make them match the file name. > > In discussions BenH and I have had, we've actually concluded that > moving this from platform drivers to of_platform drives is not > actually a good idea. > > In fact we're planning to move away from of_platform devices and > drivers and instead develop a framework for instantiating platform > devices or i2c devices or whatever devices from the device tree nodes.
Now that is interesting news. I like this idea.
But what should be done to support the still missing devices in the 4xx arch/powerpc tree, like I2C, NAND etc.? Should we wait with those driver till this framework is available?
Thanks.
Cheers, Stefan
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