From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stefan Wahren Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] spi: bcm2835: add spi-bcm2835aux driver for the auxiliar spi1 and spi2 Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 07:36:47 +0200 Message-ID: <55B9B7EF.2070108@lategoodbye.de> References: <1434980408-4086-1-git-send-email-kernel@martin.sperl.org> <55A0A150.3060809@wwwdotorg.org> <55A49662.3000706@wwwdotorg.org> <2768BFA9-7FE9-4EDC-8692-AC3F070BD874@martin.sperl.org> <55AEF828.20908@wwwdotorg.org> <0125992E-40F4-4702-8404-2943FF9A8788@martin.sperl.org> <55B1BA7A.1090104@wwwdotorg.org> <9005ABEC-C60A-4814-AD60-AD5BB09808F2@martin.sperl.org> <55B6EE1A.2070605@wwwdotorg.org> <836DA157-3072-441A-A160-E1FDBB119E88@martin.sperl.org> <55B75E07.1080104@martin.sperl.org> <55B9014C.7020105@lategoodbye.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-spi-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Martin Sperl Cc: Stephen Warren , "devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , Mark Brown , "linux-rpi-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org" , "linux-spi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" List-Id: devicetree@vger.kernel.org Hi Martin, Am 29.07.2015 um 23:16 schrieb Martin Sperl: > > >> On 29.07.2015, at 18:37, Stefan Wahren wrote: >> >> Hi Martin, >> >>> Am 28.07.2015 um 12:48 schrieb Martin Sperl: >>>> On 28.07.2015 08:18, Martin Sperl wrote: >>>> Hi Stephen! >>>> But the bigger question you have not answered is: =E2=80=9Cwhere s= hould such an >>>> auxiliar driver go in the kernel tree?=E2=80=9D i.e. which directo= ry? >>> One thing: could the "module" be a regulator? >> >> IMHO that won't be acceptable. > Why would it not be acceptable? > first of all, sorry i didn't follow this thread in every detail. My=20 intention was to give you some ideas. I'm a not maintainer. IMU a regulator is a hardware part who controls voltage or current. Does it apply in your case? Any question: would a user expect this function in the regulator framew= ork? Regards Stefan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-spi" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html