linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] mmc: sdhci-imx-esdhc: convert to use pinctrl subsystem

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Date:	Wed, 2 May 2012 11:27:08 +0800
From:	Dong Aisheng <aisheng.dong@...escale.com>
To:	Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...aro.org>
CC:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Dong Aisheng-B29396 <B29396@...escale.com>,
	"linus.walleij@...ricsson.com" <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>,
	"devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org" 
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	"rob.herring@...xeda.com" <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	"kernel@...gutronix.de" <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
	"s.hauer@...gutronix.de" <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] mmc: sdhci-imx-esdhc: convert to use pinctrl
 subsystem

On Wed, May 02, 2012 at 09:51:26AM +0800, Shawn Guo wrote:
> On Wed, May 02, 2012 at 01:12:58AM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> > If I cannot apply it there are two ways to proceed:
> > 1. Wait for next merge window
> > 2. Pull pinctrl into i.MX tree
> > 
> Yes, if we would not wait for next merge window, I prefer to ask Arnd,
> Olof to pull pinctrl into arm-soc as a dependency and we convert imx
> drivers to the subsystem in there.
> 
> BTW, this patch should be split into two.  Adding dummy pinctrl for
> imx should be one patch, and sdhci-imx-esdhc should be separate one.
> And we may want to come up a series to convert all outstanding imx
> driver to use pinctrl API, one patch for one driver with subsystem
> maintainer Cc on the corresponding driver patch.
> 
I can split it.
One question is that will driver convert patch go via subsystem tree
or soc tree?
If adding dummy pinctrl for imx goes via soc tree but sdhci-imx-esdhc
goes via mmc driver, the next one may break.

Regards
Dong Aisheng

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