From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S935149AbcJUSpf (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:45:35 -0400 Received: from caffeine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca ([129.97.134.17]:46941 "EHLO caffeine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754986AbcJUSpe (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:45:34 -0400 Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:45:33 -0400 To: David Lechner Cc: Kevin Hilman , Sekhar Nori , Rob Herring , Mark Rutland , Russell King , devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] Support for LEGO MINDSTORTMS EV3 Message-ID: <20161021184533.GA20430@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> References: <1477075018-20176-1-git-send-email-david@lechnology.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1477075018-20176-1-git-send-email-david@lechnology.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) From: lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart Sorensen) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 01:36:52PM -0500, David Lechner wrote: > This patch series adds support for LEGO MINDSTORTMS EV3[1]. This is a TI AM1808 > based board. > > This patch series has been tested working (along with some hacks to fix the > GPIOs) on an EV3. > > There are still quite a few additional new drivers that need to be submitted > to get everything working. This patch series just adds support for the parts > that already have mainline kernel drivers. > > I have a plan/driver in progress for many of the components[2], but I could use > some advice on a few particulars. > > Bluetooth: This needs a driver to sequence a GPIO to take the Bluetooth chip > out of shutdown *after* the Bluetooth clock has been configured and started. > Is there a generic driver that can do this sort of thing? Or, if not, which > subsystem should the new driver go in? > > Input and output ports: These ports are capable of hotplugging various devices, > such as sensors and motors. I have written a driver for these that can detect > most devices. I created a new subsystem for this called `lego-port`. However, > I am wondering if the existing phy or extcon subsystems might be a good fit for > this sort of thing. Both this cover and patch 5/5 has MINDSTORTMS instead of MINDSTORMS in a few places (including the subject line). -- Len Sorensen