From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Greg KH Subject: Re: [patch v1] x86/platform/mellanox: introduce support for Mellanox systems platform Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 08:12:37 +0200 Message-ID: <20160912061237.GB11230@kroah.com> References: <1473661798-112691-1-git-send-email-vadimp@mellanox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1473661798-112691-1-git-send-email-vadimp@mellanox.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: vadimp@mellanox.com Cc: tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com, hpa@zytor.com, davem@davemloft.net, geert@linux-m68k.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, kvalo@codeaurora.org, mchehab@kernel.org, linux@roeck-us.net, x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, jiri@resnulli.us List-Id: platform-driver-x86.vger.kernel.org On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 06:29:58AM +0000, vadimp@mellanox.com wrote: > From: Vadim Pasternak > > Enable system support for the Mellanox Technologies platform, which > provides support for the next Mellanox basic systems: "msx6710", > "msx6720", "msb7700", "msn2700", "msx1410", "msn2410", "msb7800", > "msn2740", "msn2100" and also various number of derivative systems from > the above basic types. What does "system support" mean? Why can't this just be a "normal" PCI driver, as you are just accessing a PCI device and doing something with it, seems odd to claim it is a "platform" driver. thanks, greg k-h