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SubjectRe: [PATCH 00/21] gpio: ab8500: Bring AB8500 back to life
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On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> wrote:

> The ab8500 GPIO driver is currently 'BROKEN', due to a lack of
> updates and recent frame-work adoption. This patch-set aims to
> bring the driver back to life so we may make use of it again.
>
> This first stage is to bring it into line with ST-Ericsson's
> internal track, which has been keeping up-to-date. After these
> patches have been accepted I will then overhaul the driver to
> use the most recent APIs and frame-works, such as pinctrl and
> Device Tree.
>
> Please give these patches an easy ride. I know they're not
> perfect, but they do provide a great base on with I can form
> the overhaul. Thanks for your understanding.

OK I've applied these 21 patches on a branch in the pinctrl
tree to be used as a merge base.

The only valid reason to have it in the pinctrl tree is obviously
that it should be converted into a pinctrl driver in the next
cycle, aiming at includion into kernel v3.9.

I know my colleague Patrice is already working on this, and
thus I can plan for it :-) It is also an interesting subject since
the ux500 will be the first platform with two pin controllers
and the first with an off-SoC pin controller.

But any cleanups are welcome now, and I know you're already
up to more patching...

Let us make sure we chisel out a real nice pinctrl/pinctrl-abx500.c
driver by the end of this kernel cycle so things are under
(pin)control again.

Yours,
Linus Walleij


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