From: Lee Jones <lee.jones-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>,
Alessandro Rubini
<rubini-kaDoWcXyVrEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
Russell King - ARM Linux
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linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org,
Rob Herring <robherring2-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
Stephen Warren <swarren-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
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linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
Wolfram Sang <w.sang-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>,
linux-i2c-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
STEricsson_nomadik_linux-nkJGhpqTU55BDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org,
devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] i2c: nomadik: Add Device Tree support to the Nomadik I2C driver
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 07:41:07 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120905064106.GA4233@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACRpkdZESujO=2BU3jeKiX3Cm+JY2UPEXwGkro75FWa5Gio5YQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 07:27:10PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > In this particular case, we don't have a single board file providing a
> > struct nmk_i2c_controller definition for platform data, so the best way
> > to handle this IMHO is to remove the header file with the platform
> > data definition, and just encode the defaults in the driver.
>
> Alessandro Rubini is actively working on bridging this (and
> other amba_device primecells) to PCI, that is the reason why it
> was recently converted to an amba_device. How is he then supposed to
> get the proper parameters into the driver? Note that the PCI ID
> is no help at all since the parameters depend on what is connected
> to the I2C bus, not on what it itself is connected to. Isn't platform data
> used in such cases?
So why can't Alessandro continue to use Platform Data in the normal way?
--
Lee Jones
Linaro ST-Ericsson Landing Team Lead
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2012-08-23 15:01 ` [PATCH 3/3] i2c: nomadik: Add Device Tree support to the Nomadik I2C driver Lee Jones
[not found] ` <1345734087-21803-3-git-send-email-lee.jones-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2012-08-27 23:42 ` Linus Walleij
[not found] ` <CACRpkdapY3JvZmLxK7dX917O-E+aDgVE9ELnysjqAyETXMZHNw-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-08-31 10:36 ` Lee Jones
2012-08-31 11:22 ` Wolfram Sang
[not found] ` <20120831112258.GA2624-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>
2012-08-31 12:04 ` Lee Jones
2012-08-31 12:23 ` Lee Jones
[not found] ` <20120831122323.GC5962-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-03 9:22 ` Linus Walleij
[not found] ` <CACRpkdZ=C1EV4WO2b=1YLHPNhsDsQdq7Kfnpzm8i7uGRtVjJuQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-03 9:44 ` Wolfram Sang
[not found] ` <20120903094448.GB11780-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-03 9:50 ` Lee Jones
2012-09-03 10:07 ` Lee Jones
[not found] ` <20120903100656.GC5782-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-03 11:07 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-03 11:11 ` Lee Jones
2012-09-03 11:32 ` Lee Jones
[not found] ` <CAF2Aj3j25w1Nn9O6hV+=i-j1ts_p_Ucswk_M7r04S7i5BzPkHg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-03 11:58 ` Linus Walleij
[not found] ` <CACRpkdZ5VFhrbONy=0K5MFh4e6BDFckq0yqzjQ2QkW9MgwKqBg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-03 12:34 ` Lee Jones
[not found] ` <20120903123424.GA31163-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-03 13:19 ` Linus Walleij
[not found] ` <CACRpkdZvWkH2gQQuNvCkNuB-faT8qHAjyiULSqPKrn+FCktvLg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-03 13:28 ` Lee Jones
2012-09-03 14:33 ` Stephen Warren
[not found] ` <5044BFD1.10708-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-03 14:35 ` Linus Walleij
[not found] ` <CACRpkda0akcLRe3J=fVcyYpxHmkJmVe+c1doXQ4=vOA6iNxe2g-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-03 15:09 ` Rob Herring
2012-09-03 15:20 ` Lee Jones
[not found] ` <20120903152012.GH31163-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-04 14:28 ` Arnd Bergmann
[not found] ` <201209041428.21409.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-04 17:27 ` Linus Walleij
[not found] ` <CACRpkdZESujO=2BU3jeKiX3Cm+JY2UPEXwGkro75FWa5Gio5YQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-05 6:41 ` Lee Jones [this message]
[not found] ` <20120905064106.GA4233-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2012-09-05 6:53 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-04 17:35 ` Alessandro Rubini
2012-09-05 7:33 ` Lee Jones
2012-09-05 8:22 ` Linus Walleij
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