Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 4 Jan 2013 14:46:51 +0000 | From | Lee Jones <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 00/21] gpio: ab8500: Bring AB8500 back to life |
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On Fri, 04 Jan 2013, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> wrote: > > 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. > > No I'll have to scrap this topic branch, as it does not compile. > > Analysing the problem I see that part of the reason why it does > not compile is that it is adding stuff referencing the global > numberspace, like biasing. > > Which is pinctrl business. So the proper feedback is that it > should be rewritten to use pinctrl. > > Which is in the works. > > So the plan is to mail out an all-in-one pinctrl replacement > patch instead, deleting the old AB8500 GPIO driver and > replacing it fully with a pinctrl driver.
Makes sense, although that's going to be a hell of a patch-set.
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