linux-kernel - Re: Can someone Ack and queue a patch for RTC subsytem?

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Message-ID: <20131219194837.GA27311@roeck-us.net>
Date:	Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:48:37 -0800
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>
Cc:	Arnaud Ebalard <arno@...isbad.org>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Peter Huewe <peter.huewe@...ineon.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: Can someone Ack and queue a patch for RTC subsytem?

On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 01:09:40PM -0500, Jason Cooper wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 07:05:49PM +0100, Arnaud Ebalard wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it> writes:
> > 
> > >> Do you want me to send a v7 w/ the .proc helper removed or leave
> > >> things as they are and Ack the patch as is?
> > >
> > >  Unless absolutely needed, I'd prefer if you can remove them
> > >  or move to sysfs.
> > 
> > Well, my helper provides info on control and status registers flags
> > (just like rtc-isl1208.c does), which are useful mainly for debug I
> > guess. If this can help pushing things forward, I will send a v7 later
> > today w/ the .proc helper removed from the patch.
> 
> Why not convert to debugfs?
> 
Separate follow-on patch, maybe, to keep things going ?

Guenter
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