From: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
To: "Jon Smirl" <jonsmirl@gmail.com>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org,
Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@towertech.it>,
i2c@lm-sensors.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Convert pfc8563 i2c driver from old style to new style
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:24:15 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080219162415.601c7efe@hyperion.delvare> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9e4733910802190717g3a4b6ddejbd180a32d7dfae47@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:17:43 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote:
> On 2/19/08, Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> wrote:
> > Hi Jon,
> >
> > On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:09:01 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote:
> > > Convert pfc8563 i2c driver from old style to new style.
>
> Let's just forget about this patch until the dynamic module loading
> support goes into the base.
Why? I don't see the rationale. New-style drivers are good even without
dynamic module loading.
> The Phytec PCM030 mpc5200 board uses this chip. They are staying out
> of tree because they've integrated real-time support which is not in
> mainline yet.
--
Jean Delvare
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-02-19 15:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-01-21 20:09 [PATCH] Convert pfc8563 i2c driver from old style to new style Jon Smirl
2008-01-25 17:16 ` [i2c] " Jon Smirl
2008-02-19 13:58 ` Jean Delvare
2008-02-19 15:10 ` Jean Delvare
2008-02-19 15:17 ` Jon Smirl
2008-02-19 15:24 ` Jean Delvare [this message]
2008-02-19 16:24 ` Alessandro Zummo
2008-02-19 16:37 ` Jean Delvare
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