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Date:   Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:02:29 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     "Vaibhaav Ram T.L" <vaibhaavram.tl@microchip.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 char-misc-next 4/5] misc: microchip: pci1xxxx: Load
 auxiliary driver for OTP/EEPROM auxiliary device
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On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 08:10:07PM +0530, Vaibhaav Ram T.L wrote:
> From: Kumaravel Thiagarajan <kumaravel.thiagarajan@microchip.com>
> 
> This patch contains driver to perform ioremap for the OTP/EEPROM 
> auxiliary device.

What does this mean?  What will it do?  Why is this needed?

thanks,

greg k-h