linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] adp1653: Add device tree bindings for LED controller

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Message-ID: <20141117145545.GC7046@atomide.com>
Date:	Mon, 17 Nov 2014 06:55:46 -0800
From:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>, sre@...ian.org,
	sre@...g0.de, kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
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	aaro.koskinen@....fi, freemangordon@....bg, bcousson@...libre.com,
	robh+dt@...nel.org, pawel.moll@....com, mark.rutland@....com,
	ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk, galak@...eaurora.org,
	sakari.ailus@....fi, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] adp1653: Add device tree bindings for LED controller

* Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> [141117 02:17]:
> On Mon 2014-11-17 11:09:45, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > On Monday 17 November 2014 11:05:19 Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > > 
> > > On Mon 2014-11-17 09:43:19, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > > > On Sunday 16 November 2014 08:59:28 Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > > > For device tree people: Yes, I know I'll have to create
> > > > > file in documentation, but does the binding below look
> > > > > acceptable?
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'll clean up driver code a bit more, remove the printks.
> > > > > Anything else obviously wrong?
> > > > 
> > > > I think that this patch is probably not good and specially
> > > > not for n900. adp1653 should be registered throw omap3 isp
> > > > camera subsystem which does not have DT support yet.
> > > 
> > > Can you explain?
> > > 
> > > adp1653 is independend device on i2c bus, and we have kernel
> > > driver for it (unlike rest of n900 camera system). Just now
> > > it is unusable due to lack of DT binding. It has two
> > > functions, LED light and a camera flash; yes, the second one
> > > should be integrated to the rest of camera system, but that
> > > is not yet merged. That should not prevent us from merging DT
> > > support for the flash, so that this part can be
> > > tested/maintained.
> > > 
> > 
> > Ok. When ISP camera subsystem has DT support somebody will modify 
> > n900 DT to add camera flash from adp1653 to ISP... I believe it 
> > will not be hard.
> 
> Exactly. And yes, I'd like to get complete camera support for n900
> merged. But first step is "make sure existing support does not break".

There's nothing stopping us from initializing the camera code from
pdata-quirks.c for now to keep it working. Certainly the binding
should be added to the driver, but that removes a dependency to
the legacy booting mode if things are otherwise working.

Regards,

Tony
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