Re: [rtc-linux] [PATCH 5/6] rtc: max77620: add support for max77620/max20024 RTC driver

Mark Brown
2016-01-08T12:51:17Z

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On Fri, Jan 08, 2016 at 03:50:46PM +0530, Laxman Dewangan wrote:

> Yaah, that is the issue on IP based PMIC system and it happen with the Maxim
> and TI.
> The MFD and its sub module drivers are too much couped and hence dificult
> to use the IP driver across PMIC. For almost all Maxim PMIC, we end up of
> same type of RTC driver.

> Probably, we need to enhance the mfd sub system to allow sub module driver
> to decoupe from its APIs.

Could you be more specific about the issues here please? I can't think
of any barriers and you've not mentioned any barriers...

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