From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from metis.ext.pengutronix.de ([92.198.50.35]:43845 "EHLO metis.ext.pengutronix.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932311Ab3BNIfk (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:35:40 -0500 Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:35:34 +0100 From: Sascha Hauer To: Christian Gmeiner Cc: LKML , x86@kernel.org, linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org, linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner Subject: Re: [PATCH] Congatec CGEB base, i2c and watchdog driver support Message-ID: <20130214083534.GC25672@pengutronix.de> References: <1360663374-30951-1-git-send-email-s.hauer@pengutronix.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-watchdog-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 03:57:02PM +0100, Christian Gmeiner wrote: > 2013/2/12 Sascha Hauer : > > I'd like to come back to this topic. I have sent patches last year > > already, changes to the last time I posted this is mainly that > > I moved the CGEB base support from drivers/mfd/ to arch/x86/platform/ > > like suggested by Samuel Ortiz back then. > > > > The following series adds support for the Congatec CGEB interface > > found on some Congatec x86 boards. The CGEB interface is a BIOS > > interface which provides access to onboard peripherals like I2C > > busses and watchdogs. It works by mapping BIOS code and searching > > for magic values which specify the entry points to the CGEB call. > > The CGEB call is an API provided by the BIOS which provides access > > to the functions in an ioctl like fashion. > > > > For more information about the CGEB API have a look at: > > > > http://www.congatec.com/single_news+M5d58c9cd155.html > > > > This document only describes the C API, unfortunately not the > > underlying BIOS interface. > > > > Also added are two users of this interface, a i2c master driver > > and a watchdog driver. > > > > Comments very appreciated. > > Hi Sascha, > > against what version is this patch set? Would like to try it out but it fails > to apply to 3.8-rc7. I made it against 3.8-rc6, but I just checked the patches apply to 3.8-rc7 aswell Sascha -- Pengutronix e.K. | | Industrial Linux Solutions | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | Peiner Str. 6-8, 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 |