linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3 RFC] MMC SPI support for OpenFirmware platforms

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Date:	Sat, 8 Nov 2008 21:50:56 +0100
From:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-mmc@...eus.cx>
To:	avorontsov@...mvista.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3 RFC] MMC SPI support for OpenFirmware platforms

On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:55:46 +0300
Anton Vorontsov <avorontsov@...mvista.com> wrote:

> 
> Pierre, the approach is somewhat similar to this one:
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/5/26/135
> Posted few months ago.
> 
> I know you don't like it, but I ask you to reconsider it. The
> I2C and SPI cases are similar, and recently we tried to write
> bindings for some I2C GPIO controllers.
> 

This new version is a bit better in that you've generalised thing more.
I'd still prefer if we can have an interface where the driver doesn't
have to know that it is on an ACPI/OF/EFI/whatnot host, but I can live
with this model for now.

Rgds
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