Re: [PATCH 3/3] spi: psdev: add passive serial driver

[Michael Grzeschik <mgr-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>]

On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 02:59:47PM +0100, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Mark Brown <broonie-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:19:07AM +0100, Michael Grzeschik wrote:
> >
> >> It is actually not more than that. I took the spidev character device
> >> driver as reference implementation. Any Idea where to put this driver
> >> instead.
> >
> > Like I say somewhere where it sits with other FPGA programming stuff (if
> > that's what it does) would be my first thought.
> 
> I'd suggest you try to use drivers/firmware.
> 
> That subsystem is a bit x86-centrix at the moment but looking at the
> stuff that is in there (like supporting BIOS updates through sysfs and
> other low-level firmware communication) this stuff is close enough.

Indeed, the directory could need some refurbishing. It is also not even
sourced by drivers/Kconfig but instead by the architectures that depend
on it. Beside that, it seems to be the place to be.

Thanks,
Michael

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