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From: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/6] mfd: MT6397: Add support for PMIC MT6397 MFD
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:33:01 +0000
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2015, Sascha Hauer wrote:

> Hi Lee,
>=20
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 02:43:09PM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Fri, 26 Dec 2014, Flora Fu wrote:
> >=20
> > > Add core files for MT6397 MFD driver.
> > >=20
> > > Signed-off-by: Flora Fu <flora.fu@mediatek.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/mfd/Kconfig                  |  10 +
> > >  drivers/mfd/Makefile                 |   1 +
> > >  drivers/mfd/mt6397-core.c            |  94 +++++++++
> > >  include/linux/mfd/mt6397/core.h      |  23 +++
> > >  include/linux/mfd/mt6397/registers.h | 362 +++++++++++++++++++++=
++++++++++++++
> > >  5 files changed, 490 insertions(+)
> > >  create mode 100644 drivers/mfd/mt6397-core.c
> > >  create mode 100644 include/linux/mfd/mt6397/core.h
> > >  create mode 100644 include/linux/mfd/mt6397/registers.h
> >=20
> > Looks okay.
> >=20
> > I assume there are dependancies on this patch.  What are they?
> >=20
> > How would you like this set to be handled?
>=20
> This patch is outdated, I sent an updated series today (you are on Cc=
).

Okay, thanks.

> There are no compile time dependencies to the PMIC wrapper, but witho=
ut
> it the mfd part is pretty useless. I prefer to keep the series togeth=
er
> and merge it through arm-soc, but I would be fine with merging it
> through mfd aswell.

Yes, everyone feels the same about their cross-subsystem patch-sets. ;)

If there are build-time dependencies I am always happy to take sets
in via MFD and send out pull-requests to other subsystem Maintainers;
however, if there are only run-time dependencies I prefer to save
everyone the hassle and have them go in via their own subsystems.

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