linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] gpio: Add driver for AXM55xx SSP chip selects

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Date:	Sat, 6 Sep 2014 14:53:08 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Anders Berg <anders.berg@...gotech.com>
Cc:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	"linux-spi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-spi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] gpio: Add driver for AXM55xx SSP chip selects

On Fri, Sep 05, 2014 at 11:05:37AM +0200, Anders Berg wrote:

> Well, the problem with adding this to the spi-pl022 driver (as a
> vendor specific extension) is that this IP block unfortunately isn't
> distinguishable from the standard ARM PL022 implementation (same
> values in the PrimeCell identification registers). That's why I went
> down the GPIO path...

Would it not be more straightforward to just register it as a platform
device in this case, or use a separate OF ID in the DT?  We appear to
specify a compatible string when registering AMBA devices even if we are
capable of identifying using the ID registers.

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