linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] Mediatek EFUSE Support

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Date:	Mon, 1 Feb 2016 11:23:34 +0100
From:	Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>
To:	Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>,
	Daniel Kurtz <djkurtz@...omium.org>,
	Andrew-CT Chen <andrew-ct.chen@...iatek.com>
Cc:	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	"open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND..." <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	srv_heupstream <srv_heupstream@...iatek.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] Mediatek EFUSE Support



On 21/01/16 15:49, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
>
>
> On 21/01/16 14:46, Matthias Brugger wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 21/01/16 15:32, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 21/01/16 09:33, Matthias Brugger wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 14/12/15 11:07, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
>>>>> Hi Andrew,
>>>>>
>>>>> On 14/12/15 04:27, Daniel Kurtz wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Srinivas,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 6:46 PM, Andrew-CT Chen
>>>>>> <andrew-ct.chen@...iatek.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> This patch adds EFUSE support driver which is used by other drivers
>>>>>>> like thermal sensor and HDMI impedance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There are some efuses these fuses store things like calibration
>>>>>>> data,
>>>>>>> speed bins.. etc. Drivers like thermal sensor, HDMI impedance would
>>>>>>> read out this data for configuring the driver.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Change in v2:
>>>>>>> 1. Rebase to 4.4-rc1
>>>>>>> 2. Modify the driver Makefile for more consistent with other drivers
>>>>>>> 3. Modify the compatible string to "mediatek,mt8173-efuse" and
>>>>>>> "mediatek,efuse"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you still plan to queue this for v4.5?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry guys, for the long delay in replying your pings, got busy with
>>>>> regular office stuff :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, It should go in v4.5, I did send request with my sign-off to
>>>>> Greg,
>>>>> he should take it via char-misc tree.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I can't see this patches in the char-misc tree [1].
>>>> Can you please double check?
>>>
>>> Hi Matthias,
>>> Thanks for the patience. You should expect them to see after v4.5-rc1,
>>> that's when Greg said he would push the patches.
>>>
>>
>> I'm a bit puzzled. Wouldn't that mean that they will get into mainline
>> for v4.6.
>
> The delay was due to Christmas holidays, this driver is 4.5 material, so
> it would endup in v4.5-rc2 instead of v4.5-rc1.

Sorry for bothering you on this again, but I just checked v4.5-rc2 and 
it is not present. I don't see it in char-misc-[next,testing] neither.

Looks like as if this patch got forgotten. Can you please check.

Regards,
Matthias

>
> thanks
> srini
>> I just want to know if I can take patch 3/3 through my v4.5-next branch
>> (which eventually will be merged into v4.6-rc1) or if I have to wait.
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Matthias