Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 28 May 2013 12:05:45 +0530 | From | Kishon Vijay Abraham I <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v6 0/9] Generic PHY Framework |
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Hi,
On Tuesday 21 May 2013 10:31 AM, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote: > Hi, > > On Monday 29 April 2013 03:33 PM, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote: >> Added a generic PHY framework that provides a set of APIs for the PHY >> drivers >> to create/destroy a PHY and APIs for the PHY users to obtain a >> reference to >> the PHY with or without using phandle. >> >> This framework will be of use only to devices that uses external PHY (PHY >> functionality is not embedded within the controller). >> >> The intention of creating this framework is to bring the phy drivers >> spread >> all over the Linux kernel to drivers/phy to increase code re-use and to >> increase code maintainability. >> >> Comments to make PHY as bus wasn't done because PHY devices can be >> part of >> other bus and making a same device attached to multiple bus leads to bad >> design. >> >> If the PHY driver has to send notification on connect/disconnect, the PHY >> driver should make use of the extcon framework. Using this susbsystem >> to use extcon framwork will have to be analysed. >> >> Making omap-usb2 and twl4030 to use this framework is provided as a >> sample. >> >> This patch series is developed on linux-next tree. > > Any comments on this patch series?
Ping..
This series is needed for usb3 phy/sata phy and can also be used by certain video phys. I think it's important to get this in.
Thanks Kishon
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