Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v6 0/3] spi-nor: Add support for Intel SPI serial flash controller | From | Cyrille Pitchen <> | Date | Mon, 5 Dec 2016 18:17:30 +0100 |
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Le 05/12/2016 à 17:31, Mika Westerberg a écrit : > On Mon, Dec 05, 2016 at 02:33:12PM +0100, Marek Vasut wrote: >> On 12/05/2016 12:27 PM, Mika Westerberg wrote: >>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 03:06:23PM +0300, Mika Westerberg wrote: >>>> This is 6th iteration of the series. You can find the previous versions >>>> archived on: >>>> >>>> v5: https://lwn.net/Articles/706363/ >>>> v4: https://lwn.net/Articles/703773/ >>>> v3: https://lwn.net/Articles/697231/ >>>> v2: http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-mtd/2016-June/068277.html >>>> v1: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/6/14/269 >>>> >>>> This patch series adds support for the Intel SPI serial flash controller >>>> found on many recent Intel CPUs including Baytrail and Braswell. This >>>> driver makes it possible to access the BIOS and other platform data which >>>> is stored on the SPI serial flash. It is also possible to upgrade the BIOS >>>> using this driver if it has not been protected by special hardware bits. >>>> >>>> The patch [1/3] includes documentation how to upgrade BIOS on MinnowBoard >>>> MAX. >>>> >>>> Since poking the SPI serial flash can brick the machine, this driver can >>>> only be enabled when CONFIG_EXPERT=y and even then it will remain read-only >>>> unless instructed othwerwise by module parameter. >>> >>> Hi Lee, >>> >>> I think we have enough acks from the MTD maintainers. I wonder if you >>> could merge this series via your MFD tree? >>> >> Ideally you'd merge 1/3 via MTD and 2,3/3 via MFD, but I'm not sure if >> that is possible and if that is a sensible thing to do. > > There is a dependency between patches 1 and 2 (and 3) so they should be > merged together to avoid build errors. I'm fine if they go via either > tree as long as someone picks them up ;-) >
Hi Lee,
we can take it in the mtd: spi-nor: tree if you want, just let us know whether it's fine with you or if you prefer to take it from mtd.
Best regards,
Cyrille
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