Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:26:47 +0000 | From | Srinivas Kandagatla <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 6/6] eeprom: 93xx46: extend driver to plug into the NVMEM framework |
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+ adding Anatolij
On 15/12/15 10:17, Andrew Lunn wrote: >> Is there a reason for this driver to be using the old style? >> I can understand the issues with at24/at25 but does this driver also >> suffer from such issues? > > In order to keep backwards compatibility, we need the older file in > /sys. The only other option is to remove it and see if anybody > complains about us breaking the ABI. We should atleast attempt to pitch in this direction, and ask if somebody really cares if the location of the eeprom/nvmem file matters to them?
We should probably check with Anatolij Gustschin.
Anatolij, Do you see any issues if we totally move this driver to nvmem framework? Which involves relocating and renameing the old eeprom file to /sys/bus/nvmem/devices/*/nvmem
--srini > > Andrew >
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