Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] sc_phy:SmartCard(SC) PHY interface to SC controller

[Satish Patel <satish.patel@ti.com>]

On 5/29/2014 12:23 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 02:27:13PM +0530, Satish Patel wrote:
>> SmartCard controller uses this interface to communicate with
>> SmartCard via PHY
>>
>> Some SmartCard PHY has multiple slots for cards.
>> This inerface also enables controller to communicate
>> with one or more SmartCard connected over phy.
>>
>> interface structure includes following APIs
>> - set/get config
>> - activate/deactivate smart card
>> - warm reset
>> - register_notify (for card insert/remove/overheat)
>> - unregister_notify
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Satish Patel <satish.patel@ti.com>
>> ---
>>   Documentation/sc_phy.txt |  171 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   include/linux/sc_phy.h   |  136 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   2 files changed, 307 insertions(+)
>>   create mode 100644 Documentation/sc_phy.txt
>>   create mode 100644 include/linux/sc_phy.h
>
> These are .h files, but where is the "api" functions that use
> these structures defined at?
>
This is like template/wrappers, smart card phy driver will write API 
functions. And smartcard controller will call these functions.
With proposed approach, smartcard controller can communicate with any 
smart card phy (TI/NxP) without change in code. Using DT entry smartcard 
and PHY will gets connected with each other.
Refer diagram given @Documentation/sc_phy.txt.


> confused,
>
> greg k-h
>