From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754893Ab3ADOrA (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Jan 2013 09:47:00 -0500 Received: from mail-bk0-f41.google.com ([209.85.214.41]:54586 "EHLO mail-bk0-f41.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754765Ab3ADOq5 (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Jan 2013 09:46:57 -0500 Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 14:46:51 +0000 From: Lee Jones To: Linus Walleij Cc: Grant Likely , Patrice CHOTARD , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/21] gpio: ab8500: Bring AB8500 back to life Message-ID: <20130104144651.GK21994@gmail.com> References: <1355501979-1157-1-git-send-email-lee.jones@linaro.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 04 Jan 2013, Linus Walleij wrote: > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Linus Walleij wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Lee Jones wrote: > > > >> The ab8500 GPIO driver is currently 'BROKEN', due to a lack of > >> updates and recent frame-work adoption. This patch-set aims to > >> bring the driver back to life so we may make use of it again. > >> > >> This first stage is to bring it into line with ST-Ericsson's > >> internal track, which has been keeping up-to-date. After these > >> patches have been accepted I will then overhaul the driver to > >> use the most recent APIs and frame-works, such as pinctrl and > >> Device Tree. > >> > >> Please give these patches an easy ride. I know they're not > >> perfect, but they do provide a great base on with I can form > >> the overhaul. Thanks for your understanding. > > > > OK I've applied these 21 patches on a branch in the pinctrl > > tree to be used as a merge base. > > No I'll have to scrap this topic branch, as it does not compile. > > Analysing the problem I see that part of the reason why it does > not compile is that it is adding stuff referencing the global > numberspace, like biasing. > > Which is pinctrl business. So the proper feedback is that it > should be rewritten to use pinctrl. > > Which is in the works. > > So the plan is to mail out an all-in-one pinctrl replacement > patch instead, deleting the old AB8500 GPIO driver and > replacing it fully with a pinctrl driver. Makes sense, although that's going to be a hell of a patch-set. -- Lee Jones Linaro ST-Ericsson Landing Team Lead Linaro.org │ Open source software for ARM SoCs Follow Linaro: Facebook | Twitter | Blog