linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] mfd: tps65912: Rewrite driver adding DT support and using regmap

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Message-ID: <20150921192645.GA30445@sirena.org.uk>
Date:	Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:26:45 -0700
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	"Andrew F. Davis" <afd@...com>
Cc:	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] mfd: tps65912: Rewrite driver adding DT support and
 using regmap

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 11:42:13AM -0500, Andrew F. Davis wrote:

> I know this is hard to review, and so I would like to apologize in advance, but
> the regulator and GPIO changes depend on the new driver core, as do the i2c/spi
> components. I really don't know how to split this up without leaving some part
> in a non-working state in-between patches (which I've heard is also not OK).

So split that interface change between the MFD and the function drivers
out into a separate change - you've got way more than just an interface
change in here (and you've not enumerated the various things that are
being changed in the changelog).

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