linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/14] mfd: Initialise the DB8500 PRCMU driver at core

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Date:	Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:39:38 +0100
From:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	grant.likely@...retlab.ca, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linus.walleij@...ricsson.com,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/14] mfd: Initialise the DB8500 PRCMU driver at core_initcall
 time

On 12/06/12 15:49, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tuesday 12 June 2012, Lee Jones wrote:
>> But your suggestion above involves some heavy refactoring of how Device
>> Tree works. Meanwhile the ab8500 will not work as an IRQ controller
>> until we either complete the work or use the same solution as we did for
>> the Nomadik GPIO controller. I think for now at least we should continue
>> to work on enablement and leave the 'nice to have's until last. We are
>> doing nothing new here, just bringing the ab8500 IRQ controller into
>> line with the Nomadik one.
>
> Right, I didn't say we should not take your patch, but we should be
> aware that it's not the solution we want to use in the long run.

I agree with you completely.

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