From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: vladoman@gmail.com (Vladimir Pantelic) Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:51:18 +0200 Subject: [Arm-netbook] getting allwinner SoC support upstream (was Re: Uploading linux (3.9.4-1)) In-Reply-To: References: <51AFA6DD.3000202@wwwdotorg.org> <1370469574.18839.33.camel@localhost> <1370475609.20454.44.camel@localhost> <1370477958.20454.68.camel@localhost> Message-ID: <51B085C6.3000605@gmail.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org luke.leighton wrote: > On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 1:19 AM, Henrik Nordstr?m > wrote: >> tor 2013-06-06 klockan 00:54 +0100 skrev luke.leighton: >> >>> > Not really the case. Actually the opposite. DT have this as well, and >>> > integrated in device probing. Allwinner need to hack every driver used >>> > to add their gpio requests to have pinmuxing triggered. >>> >>> augh. ok. solutions. what are the solutions here? >> >> What I said before. > > idea: hook into devicetree gpio functions to allow script-fex gpio > functions to gain access in a separate module? that sort of thing. > >> Go with DT for the kernel. There is no need for two configuration >> mechanisms doing the same thing. Disguise it in fex form (and >> translator) if too hard for people with a DOS editior to configure. > > what methods for doing that. i need proposals. 4 days on the clock. 4 days? WTF? since when did setting an ultimatum to the kernel community work?