From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
To: vt8500-wm8505-linux-kernel@googlegroups.com
Cc: Alexey Charkov <alchark@gmail.com>,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@gmx.de>,
Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org>,
Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@gmx.de>,
Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6 v2] ARM: Add support for the display controllers in VT8500 and WM8505
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 09:47:37 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201011080947.37522.arnd@arndb.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1289147348-31969-6-git-send-email-alchark@gmail.com>
On Sunday 07 November 2010, Alexey Charkov wrote:
> drivers/video/Kconfig | 26 +++
> drivers/video/Makefile | 3 +
> drivers/video/vt8500lcdfb.c | 452 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/video/vt8500lcdfb.h | 34 +++
> drivers/video/wm8505fb.c | 438 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/video/wm8505fb_regs.h | 76 +++++++
> drivers/video/wmt_ge_rops.c | 186 +++++++++++++++++
> drivers/video/wmt_ge_rops.h | 5 +
>From a very brief look, the two drivers look rather similar. What is the
reason to have separate drivers instead of just one?
Could you perhaps take the common parts and move them into a third module
that exports symbols to be used by the two drivers?
Arnd
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-11-09 10:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 91+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-11-07 16:28 [PATCH 1/6 v2] ARM: Add basic architecture support for VIA/WonderMedia 85xx SoC's Alexey Charkov
2010-11-07 16:28 ` [PATCH 2/6 v2] serial: Add support for UART on VIA VT8500 and compatibles Alexey Charkov
2010-11-07 23:08 ` Alan Cox
2010-11-08 0:58 ` [PATCH 2/6 v3] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-08 10:46 ` Alan Cox
2010-11-08 17:33 ` [PATCH 2/6 v4] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-07 16:28 ` [PATCH 3/6 v2] input: Add support for VIA VT8500 and compatibles in i8042 Alexey Charkov
2010-11-12 22:54 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-11-12 23:30 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2010-11-13 0:00 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-12-22 21:41 ` [PATCH 3/6 v3] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-07 16:28 ` [PATCH 4/6 v2] usb: Add support for VIA VT8500 and compatibles in EHCI HCD Alexey Charkov
2010-11-07 16:28 ` [PATCH 5/6 v2] rtc: Add support for the RTC in VIA VT8500 and compatibles Alexey Charkov
2010-11-12 22:53 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-11-13 12:14 ` Lars-Peter Clausen
2010-11-13 23:56 ` [PATCH 5/6 v3] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-14 15:50 ` Lars-Peter Clausen
2010-11-14 17:00 ` [PATCH 5/6 v4] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-23 19:17 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-11-24 19:23 ` Lars-Peter Clausen
2010-11-24 22:47 ` [PATCH 5/6 v5] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-07 16:28 ` [PATCH 6/6 v2] ARM: Add support for the display controllers in VT8500 and WM8505 Alexey Charkov
2010-11-08 4:17 ` Paul Mundt
2010-11-08 12:56 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-11-08 14:14 ` [PATCH 6/6 v3] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-08 20:43 ` Paul Mundt
2010-11-08 21:15 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-11-08 21:30 ` Paul Mundt
2010-11-08 23:42 ` [PATCH 6/6 v4] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-08 23:54 ` Paul Mundt
2010-11-09 0:03 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-11-09 7:36 ` Guennadi Liakhovetski
2010-11-09 9:39 ` Paul Mundt
2010-11-09 9:49 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-11-09 10:33 ` [PATCH 6/6 v3] " Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-11-09 10:51 ` Paul Mundt
2010-11-09 11:04 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-11-09 13:02 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2010-11-09 13:33 ` Arnd Bergmann
2010-11-09 16:20 ` Paul Mundt
2010-11-08 8:47 ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
2010-11-09 10:23 ` [PATCH 6/6 v2] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-09 15:03 ` Arnd Bergmann
2010-11-07 16:57 ` [PATCH 1/6 v2] ARM: Add basic architecture support for VIA/WonderMedia 85xx SoC's Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-11-07 17:08 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-11-07 17:17 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-11-07 18:25 ` [PATCH 1/6 v3] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-08 17:19 ` [PATCH 1/6 v4] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-10 15:16 ` saeed bishara
2010-11-10 15:18 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-11-10 15:20 ` saeed bishara
2010-11-11 21:23 ` [PATCH 1/6 v5] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-11 23:49 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-11-12 16:54 ` [PATCH 1/6 v6] " Alexey Charkov
2010-11-12 20:14 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-11-23 19:50 ` [PATCH 1/6 v7] " Alexey Charkov
2010-12-19 17:40 ` [PATCH 1/6 v8] " Alexey Charkov
2010-12-20 18:15 ` Arnd Bergmann
2010-12-20 19:15 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-12-20 19:26 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-12-20 19:54 ` [PATCH 1/6 v9] " Alexey Charkov
2010-12-20 20:50 ` Ryan Mallon
2010-12-20 21:48 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-12-20 22:23 ` Ryan Mallon
2010-12-20 23:00 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-12-20 23:22 ` Ryan Mallon
2010-12-20 23:49 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-12-21 0:09 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-12-21 2:32 ` Ryan Mallon
2010-12-21 10:00 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-12-21 12:05 ` Arnd Bergmann
2010-12-21 19:39 ` Ryan Mallon
2010-12-22 21:18 ` [PATCH 1/6 v10] " Alexey Charkov
2010-12-22 21:52 ` Ryan Mallon
2010-12-22 22:02 ` Alexey Charkov
2010-12-22 22:32 ` Ryan Mallon
2010-12-22 22:25 ` [PATCH 1/6 v11] " Alexey Charkov
2010-12-22 22:59 ` Ryan Mallon
2010-12-22 23:38 ` [PATCH 1/6 v12] " Alexey Charkov
2010-12-28 14:52 ` Alexey Charkov
2011-01-15 0:53 ` Alexey Charkov
2011-01-15 0:58 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-01-15 1:13 ` Alexey Charkov
2011-01-21 10:43 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-07-06 12:34 ` [PATCH 1/6 v8] " Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-07-07 7:13 ` Alexey Charkov
2011-07-07 7:54 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-07-07 7:59 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-07-07 8:05 ` Arnd Bergmann
2010-11-07 17:00 ` [PATCH 1/6 v2] " Russell King - ARM Linux
2010-11-07 17:16 ` Alexey Charkov
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