linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 01/12] misc: add driver for sequencer serial port

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Date:	Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:20:24 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Cyril Chemparathy <cyril@...com>
Cc:	davinci-linux-open-source@...ux.davincidsp.com,
	spi-devel-general@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com, lrg@...mlogic.co.uk,
	dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net, grant.likely@...retlab.ca,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	rpurdie@...ys.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 01/12] misc: add driver for sequencer serial port

On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:01:02 -0400
Cyril Chemparathy <cyril@...com> wrote:

> TI's sequencer serial port (TI-SSP) is a jack-of-all-trades type of serial port
> device.  It has a built-in programmable execution engine that can be programmed
> to operate as almost any serial bus (I2C, SPI, EasyScale, and others).
> 
> This patch adds a driver for this controller device.  The driver does not
> expose a user-land interface.  Protocol drivers built on top of this layer are
> expected to remain in-kernel.

I suspect the driver belongs with the mfd drivers not with drivers/misc ?

otherwise it looks very nice.
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