linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] AT91: add AT91SAM9X5 dummy configuration variable

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Date:	Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:35:50 +0300
From:	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>
To:	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	plagnioj@...osoft.com, avictor.za@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] AT91: add AT91SAM9X5 dummy configuration variable

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 01:35:27PM +0200, Nicolas Ferre wrote:
> Add this Kconfig variable to ease the submission of this chip support.
> As this chip/board inclusion is dealayed due to deep consolidation of
> arm/mach-at91 sources, we include this dummy configuration variable to allow
> submission of SAM9x5 related drivers in other subsystems.

Why are the drivers even depending on this ? They should be portable
enough. Can you share a few drivers so we have a look ?

IMHO, the whole idea of the consolidation is beyond arch/arm, drivers
should be affected too.

-- 
balbi

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