From: Herve Codina <herve.codina@bootlin.com>
To: "Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@arndb.de>
Cc: "Rob Herring" <robh@kernel.org>,
"Conor Dooley" <conor+dt@kernel.org>,
"Conor Dooley" <conor@kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 6/7] mfd: Add support for LAN966x PCI device
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:12:29 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240715141229.506bfff7@bootlin.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83f7fa09-d0e6-4f36-a27d-cee08979be2a@app.fastmail.com>
Hi Arnd,
On Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:14:31 +0200
"Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@arndb.de> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2024, at 15:11, Herve Codina wrote:
> > On Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:33:26 -0600 Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org> wrote:
> >> On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 1:08 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> >> > >
> >> > > This PCI driver purpose is to instanciate many other drivers using a DT
> >> > > overlay. I think MFD is the right subsystem.
> >>
> >> It is a Multi-function Device, but it doesn't appear to use any of the
> >> MFD subsystem. So maybe drivers/soc/? Another dumping ground, but it
> >> is a driver for an SoC exposed as a PCI device.
> >>
> >
> > In drivers/soc, drivers/soc/microchip/ could be the right place.
> >
> > Conor, are you open to have the PCI LAN966x device driver in
> > drivers/soc/microchip/ ?
>
> That sounds like a much worse fit than drivers/mfd: the code
> here does not actually run on the lan966x soc, it instead runs
> on whatever other machine you happen to plug it into as a
> PCI device.
Maybe drivers/misc ?
Best regards,
Hervé
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-07-15 12:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-06-27 9:11 [PATCH v3 0/7] Add support for the LAN966x PCI device using a DT overlay Herve Codina
2024-06-27 9:11 ` [PATCH v3 1/7] mfd: syscon: Add reference counting and device managed support Herve Codina
2024-07-11 16:09 ` Markus Elfring
2024-07-11 16:25 ` Herve Codina
2024-07-11 17:09 ` Lee Jones
2024-06-27 9:11 ` [PATCH v3 2/7] reset: mchp: sparx5: Remove dependencies and allow building as a module Herve Codina
2024-07-23 7:21 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2024-06-27 9:11 ` [PATCH v3 3/7] reset: mchp: sparx5: Release syscon when not use anymore Herve Codina
2024-06-27 9:11 ` [PATCH v3 4/7] reset: core: add get_device()/put_device on rcdev Herve Codina
2024-06-27 9:11 ` [PATCH v3 5/7] reset: mchp: sparx5: set the dev member of the reset controller Herve Codina
2024-06-27 9:11 ` [PATCH v3 6/7] mfd: Add support for LAN966x PCI device Herve Codina
2024-07-11 15:29 ` Lee Jones
2024-07-11 16:44 ` Herve Codina
2024-07-11 19:08 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2024-07-11 20:33 ` Rob Herring
2024-07-12 8:57 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2024-07-12 13:11 ` Herve Codina
2024-07-12 14:14 ` Arnd Bergmann
2024-07-15 12:12 ` Herve Codina [this message]
2024-07-16 14:44 ` Arnd Bergmann
2024-07-16 15:58 ` Herve Codina
2024-06-27 9:11 ` [PATCH v3 7/7] MAINTAINERS: Add the Microchip LAN966x PCI driver entry Herve Codina
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