linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [linux][master][v1] misc: Add Xilinx ZYNQMP VCU logicoreIP init driver

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Date:   Tue, 5 Dec 2017 13:18:57 +0100
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Dhaval Shah <dhaval.shah@...inx.com>
Cc:     gregkh <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>, hyunk@...inx.com,
        Dhaval Shah <dshah@...inx.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [linux][master][v1] misc: Add Xilinx ZYNQMP VCU
 logicoreIP init driver

On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Dhaval Shah <dhaval.shah@...inx.com> wrote:
> Xilinx ZYNQMP VCU Init driver is based on the new LogiCoreIP design
> created. This driver will provide the api which can be used
> by the encoder and decoder driver to get the configured value.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dhaval Shah <dshah@...inx.com>

Can you explain what a "VCU" is and why there is no existing subsystem for it?

If this is the "video codec unit", I'd suggest moving it to
drivers/media/platform
and sending the patch to the linux-media@...r.kernel.org list instead.

      Arnd