From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bill Gatliff Subject: Re: SM501 framebuffer driver Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:19:42 -0500 Message-ID: <4526AC4E.7090003@billgatliff.com> References: <45268042.8050207@billgatliff.com> <20061006162644.GA15499@home.fluff.org> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GVvEM-0004m1-6k for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:19:34 -0700 Received: from smtp2.mtco.com ([207.179.226.205]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1GVvEJ-0001E2-SP for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:19:34 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20061006162644.GA15499@home.fluff.org> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Robert Whaley Ben Dooks wrote: >On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 11:11:46AM -0500, Bill Gatliff wrote: > >We have a solution based on an central device in drivers/mfd >which creates a set of sub-devices that are used by the invidicual >drivers > > Yes, I've seen your code. My SM501 code does something very similar. I don't know if there's any opportunity for reuse or to create a "standard", given that the SM501 is all over the place functionality (USB, AC97, framebuffer, UART, ...)-wise and bus (PCI, MMIO)-wise. But the general idea of your approach is definitely the right way to go. b.g. -- Bill Gatliff bgat@billgatliff.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV