linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] drivers/misc: rf/ad9361: AD9361 device driver for Radio phy

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Message-ID: <20130703193640.GF27646@sirena.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 3 Jul 2013 20:36:40 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	pankaj chauhan <pankaj.chauhan@...escale.com>
Cc:	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	Goyal Akhil-B35197 <B35197@...escale.com>,
	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Chauhan Pankaj-B32944 <B32944@...escale.com>,
	"Getz, Robin" <robin.getz@...log.com>,
	"Hennerich, Michael" <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars-peter.clausen@...log.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] drivers/misc: rf/ad9361: AD9361 device driver for
 Radio phy

On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 04:05:20PM +0530, pankaj chauhan wrote:

> Yes modifying registers from user space is part of the patch set and
> register read/write interface is aimed only for two purposes:
> 
> 1. Debugging : taking register dumps etc.

Use regmap, it should have the infrastructure you need here.

> 2. Initializing AD9361 using Low level script generated by ADI GUI tool.

This sounds like generating a firmmware blob that the driver can load.
You may have to cook the GUI output to be more amenable to loading in
the kernel (or persuade the GUI guys to generate something useful here).

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