linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] arm: dra7: Add i2c6 instance hwmod and dt entries

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Date:	Thu, 26 May 2016 08:47:57 +0300
From:	Tero Kristo <t-kristo@...com>
To:	Nishanth Menon <nm@...com>, Ravikumar Kattekola <rk@...com>,
	<paul@...an.com>, <tony@...mide.com>, <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
	<robh+dt@...nel.org>, <pawel.moll@....com>, <mark.rutland@....com>,
	<ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>, <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	<linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] arm: dra7: Add i2c6 instance hwmod and dt entries

On 25/05/16 19:09, Nishanth Menon wrote:
> On 05/25/2016 07:53 AM, Ravikumar Kattekola wrote:
>> DRA72x devices have a sixth i2c ocntroller instance.
>> Following patches add the required hwmod structure and
>> device tree nodes.
>>
>> Reference doc: DRA72x TRM [ SPRUHP2Q ]
>>
>> Tested on :
>> DRA72x Rev B EVM
>>
>> Ravikumar Kattekola (2):
>>    arm: dra7: Add hwmod entry for i2c6
>>    dts: dra7: Add device tree node for i2c6
>>
>>   arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7.dtsi               | 11 +++++++++++
>>   arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   2 files changed, 34 insertions(+)
>>
> NAK. reasoning:
> a) i2c6 is a custom IP integration with completely non-standard
> dependencies with cross device dependencies for pretty much a specific
> usecase -> usage is pretty much limited for generic support - the
> decision is NOT to support this instance in Linux kernel - internal
> discussion forwarded to developer.
> b) the patches themselves are wrong -> it applies to DRA72x not
> generic DRA7x platform
> c) patches themselves are in the wrong format (wrong subject line etc).
> d) patches don't handle the SoC internal device dependencies either ->
> in short will not function in a generic solution for all variations of
> platforms.
>

Yes please drop this, attempting to support it in upstream is just going 
to cause unnecessary pain.

-Tero