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SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/4] Introduce drivers/soc and add QCOM GSBI driver
Hi Andy,

On 04/21/2014 01:30 AM, Andy Gross wrote:
> The first patch in this set adds the drivers/soc directory and all the necessary
> plumbing. These changes were discussed at the kernel summit and also were
> introduced in an earlier patch set from Santosh Shilimkar.
>
> Reference the following set of patches:
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/2/28/567

In that thread, Olof wrote, "The code [going into drivers/soc] isn't the pure
drivers. Those we find homes for."

https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/2/123

> The remaining patches add the QCOM GSBI (General Serial Bus Interface) driver,
> device tree binding information for both the GSBI and child node interaction,
> and lastly a patch to fix the current MSM serial driver to work correctly with
> the GSBI changes.

It's not obvious to me what makes the GSBI driver "impure" and unfit for say
drivers/bus. Could you perhaps include a brief explanation?

Thanks,
Christopher

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